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Civil War
Josiah M. Curtis
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company I, 12th West Virginia Infantry
2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- West Virginia
- Action
- Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Seized the colors of his regiment after 2 color bearers had fallen, bore them gallantly, and was among the first to gain a foothold, with his flag, inside the enemy's works.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
