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Civil War
William J. Brewer
Private · U.S. Army
Company C, 2d New York Cavalry
4 April 1865 · Appomattox campaign, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Appomattox campaign, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Capture of engineer flag, Army of Northern Virginia.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.