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Civil War

William J. Sperry

Major · U.S. Army

6th Vermont Infantry

2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia

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

The citation

Official citation

With the assistance of a few men, captured 2 pieces of artillery and turned them upon the enemy.

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