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Civil War

John W. Mostoller

Private · U.S. Army

Company B, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry

18 June 1864 · Lynchburg, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Pennsylvania
Action
Lynchburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Voluntarily led a charge on a Confederate battery (the officers of the company being disabled) and compelled its hasty removal.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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