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Civil War
Nelson A. Miles
Colonel · U.S. Army
61st New York Infantry
3 May 1863 · Chancellorsville, Va, 2_
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Chancellorsville, Va, 2_
The citation
Official citation
Distinguished gallantry while holding with his command an advanced position against repeated assaults by a strong force of the enemy; was severely wounded.