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Cilley, Clinton Albert
Cilley, Clinton Albert

ConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Colonel
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany C, 2nd Minnesota Infantry
HometownNew Hampshire

Citation

Seized the colors of a retreating regiment and led it into the thick of the attack.

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