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Civil War

Peter O'Brien

Private · U.S. Army

Company A, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry

2 March 1865 · Waynesboro, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Action
Waynesboro, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Capture of flag and of a Confederate officer with his horse and equipment.

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