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Civil War

Joseph Keele

Sergeant Major · U.S. Army

182d New York Infantry

23 May 1864 · North Anna River, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
New York
Action
North Anna River, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Voluntarily and at the risk of his life carried orders to the brigade commander, which resulted in saving the works his regiment was defending.

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