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Civil War

John L. Younker

Private · U.S. Army

Company A, 12th U.S. Infantry

9 August 1862 · Cedar Mountain, Virginia

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Action
Cedar Mountain, Virginia

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voluntarily carried an order, at great risk of life in the face of a fire of grape and canister; in doing this he was wounded. Back to Campaign Index Top of page

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