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U.S. Army

Franklin George Butterfield

ConflictCivil War

RankLieutenant Colonel

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany C, 6th Vermont Infantry

BirthplaceRockingham, Vermont

Citation

Took command of the skirmish line and covered the movement of his regiment out of a precarious position.

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