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Civil War
Gave his life
Richard Gasson
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company K, 47th New York Infantry
29 September 1864 · Chapins Farm, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Action
- Chapins Farm, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Fell dead while planting the colors of his regiment on the enemy's works.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
