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Civil War
Samuel O. McElhlnny
Private · U.S. Army
Company A, 2d West Virginia Cavalry
6 April 1865 · Sailors Creek, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- West Virginia
- Action
- Sailors Creek, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Capture of flag.