
U.S. Army
Allen, Nathaniel M.
ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany B, 1st Massachusetts Infantry
HometownBoston, Massachusetts
Citation
When his regiment was falling back, this soldier, bearing the national color, returned in the face of the enemy’s fire, pulled the regimental flag from under the body of its bearer, who had fallen, saved the flag from capture, and brought both colors off the field.
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