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Blodgett, Wells Howard
Blodgett, Wells Howard
ConflictCivil War
RankColonel
Year of Action1862
Unit/CommandCompany D, 37th Illinois Infantry
HometownDowner's Grove, Illinois
Citation

With a single orderly, captured an armed picket of 8 men and marched them in prisoners.

Branch: U.S. ArmyConflict: Civil WarYear of Action: 1862

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