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Civil War

Thomas Horan

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company E, 72d New York Infantry

2 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
New York
Action
Battle of Gettysburg

The citation

Official citation

In a charge of his regiment this soldier captured the regimental flag of the 8th Florlda Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources

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