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Civil War

William Wells

Major · U.S. Army

1st Vermont Cavalry

3 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Public domain. Hiram Carleton Source file

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Vermont
Action
Battle of Gettysburg

The citation

Official citation

Led the second battalion of his regiment in a daring charge.

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