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Civil War
Robert L. Orr
Major · U.S. Army
61st Pennsylvania Infantry
2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Carried the colors at the head of the column in the assault after two color bearers had been shot down.