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Civil War
Joseph Keene
Private · U.S. Army
Company B, 26th New York Infantry
13 December 1862 · Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Action
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily seized the colors after several color bearers had been shot down and led the regiment in the charge.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
