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Civil War

Patrick Highland

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company D, 23d Illinois Infantry

2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Illinois
Action
Petersburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.

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