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Civil War
Sidney W. Thaxter
Major · U.S. Army
1st Maine Cavalry
27 October 1864 · Hatchers Run, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maine
- Action
- Hatchers Run, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily remained and participated in the battle with conspicuous gallantry, although his term of service had expired and he had been ordered home to be mustered out.
