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Civil War

Thomas McGraw

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company B, 23d Illinois Infantry

2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Illinois
Action
Petersburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

One of the three soldiers most conspicuous for gallantry in the final assault.

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