U.S. Army
Blodgett, Wells HowardConflictCivil 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.
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