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Civil War

John M. Schofield

Major · U.S. Army

1st Missouri Infantry

10 August 1861 · Wilsons Creek, Missouri

Public domain. Stephen William Shaw Source file

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Missouri
Action
Wilsons Creek, Missouri

The citation

Official citation

Was conspicuously gallant in leading a regiment in a successful charge against the enemy.

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