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Civil War

Joseph Gion

Private · U.S. Army

Company A, 74th New York Infantry

2 May 1863 · Chancellorsville, Virginia

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

The citation

Official citation

Voluntarily and under heavy fire advanced toward the enemy's lines and secured valuable information.

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