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Civil War

Orlando B. Willcox

Colonel · U.S. Army

1st Michigan Infantry

21 July 1861 · Bull Run, Virginia

Public domain. Mathew Benjamin Brady Source file

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

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Official citation

Led repeated charges until wounded and taken prisoner.

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