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Civil War

Nicholas Fanning

Private · U.S. Army

Company B, 4th Iowa Cavalry

2 April 1865 · Selma, Alabama

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Iowa
Action
Selma, Alabama

The citation

Official citation

Capture of silk Confederate States flag and 2 staff officers.

Sources

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Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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