James Welsh

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Bore off the regimental colors after the color sergeant had been wounded and the color corporal bearing the colors killed thereby saving the colors from capture.

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

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