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U.S. Army

John W. Boutwell

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany B, 18th New Hampshire Infantry

BirthplaceHanover, New Hampshire

Citation

Brought off from the picket line, under heavy fire, a comrade who had been shot through both legs.

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