Joseph Brandle

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

While color bearer of his regiment, having been twice wounded and the sight of one eye destroyed, still held to the colors until ordered to the rear by his regimental commander.

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

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