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Civil War
Gave his life
Thomas Belcher
Private · U.S. Army
Company I, 9th Maine Infantry
29 September 1864 · Chapins Farm, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maine
- Action
- Chapins Farm, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Took a guidon from the hands of the bearer, mortally wounded, and advanced with it nearer to the battery than any other man.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
