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Civil War

Wallace A. Beckwith

Private · U.S. Army

Company F, 21st Connecticut Infantry

13 December 1862 · Fredericksburg, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Connecticut
Action
Fredericksburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Gallantly responded to a call for volunteers to man a battery, serving with great heroism until the termination of the engagement.

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