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Civil War

Rudolph Riddell

Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Company I, 61st New York Infantry

6 April 1865 · Sailors Creek, Virginia

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
New York
Action
Sailors Creek, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Captured the flag of the 6th Alabama Cavalry (C.S.A.).

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