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Civil War

William W. Henry

Colonel · U.S. Army

10th Vermont Infantry

19 October 1864 · Cedar Creek, Virginia

Public domain. Advertisement which appeared in "Bellows Falls Times" (Bellows Falls, VT). Source file

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

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Though suffering from severe wounds, rejoined his regiment and let it in a brilliant charge, recapturing the guns of an abandoned battery.

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