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Civil War

Thomas Anderson

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company I, 1st West Virginia Cavalry

8 April 1865 · Appomattox Station, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Pennsylvania
Action
Appomattox Station, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Capture of Confederate flag.

Sources

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