George Clute

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

In a charge, captured the flag of the 40th North Carolina (C.S.A.), the flag being taken in a personal encounter with an officer who carried and defended it.

Rank: Corporal
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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