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Civil War

John E. Clopp

Private · U.S. Army

Company F, 71st Pennsylvania Infantry

3 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Pennsylvania
Action
Battle of Gettysburg

The citation

Official citation

Capture of flag of 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.), wresting it from the color bearer.

Sources

More from this battle

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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