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Civil War
William T. Simmons
Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company C, 11th Missouri Infantry
16 December 1864 · Nashville, Tennessee
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Nashville, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
Capture of flag of 34th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A ). Being the first to enter the works, he shot and wounded the enemy color bearer.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
