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Civil War

Joseph Kemp

First Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company D, 5th Michigan Infantry

6 May 1864 · Wilderness, Virginia

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Michigan
Action
Wilderness, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Capture of flag of 31st North Carolina (C.S.A.) in a personal encounter.

Sources

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