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U.S. Army

Charles Bieger

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany D, 4th Missouri Cavalry

Citation

Voluntarily risked his life by taking a horse, under heavy fire, beyond the line of battle for the rescue of his captain, whose horse had been killed in a charge and who was surrounded by the enemy’s skirmishers.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864

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