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Civil War

Joseph H. Shea

Private · U.S. Army

Company K, 92d New York Infantry

29 September 1864 · Chapins Farm, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Maryland
Action
Chapins Farm, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Gallantry in bringing wounded from the field under heavy fire.

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