Photograph associated with John N. Opel

Civil War

John N. Opel

Private · U.S. Army

Company G, 7th Indiana Infantry

5 May 1864 · Wilderness, Virginia

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Indiana
Action
Wilderness, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Capture of flag of 50th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

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