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Conaway, John Wesley

U.S. Army

Conaway, John Wesley

Conaway, John Wesley

ConflictCivil War

RankCorporal

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany C, 83rd Indiana Infantry

HometownIndiana

Citation

Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1863

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