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U.S. Army

Luman Lewis Cadwell

ConflictCivil War

RankFirst Lieutenant

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany B, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry

BirthplaceNanticoke Springs, New York

Citation

Swam the bayou under fire of the enemy and captured and brought off a boat by means of which the command crossed and routed the enemy.

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