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Bonebrake, Henry G.
Bonebrake, Henry G.

ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany G, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry
HometownWaynesboro, Pennsylvania

Citation

As 1 of the first of Devin’s Division to enter the works, he fought in a hand-to-hand struggle with a Confederate to capture his flag by superior physical strength.

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