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Civil War
James Welsh
Private · U.S. Army
Company E, 4th Rhode Island Infantry
30 July 1864 · Petersburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Rhode Island
- Action
- Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Bore off the regimental colors after the color sergeant had been wounded and the color corporal bearing the colors killed thereby saving the colors from capture.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
