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Buckley, Denis

U.S. ArmyAwarded Posthumously

Buckley, Denis

Buckley, Denis

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany G, 136th New York Infantry

Citation

Capture of flag of 31st Mississippi (C.S.A.).

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864

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