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U.S. Army

Bonebrake, Henry G.

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany G, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry

BirthplaceWaynesboro, 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.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1865

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