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Cummings, Amos Jay

U.S. Army

Cummings, Amos Jay

Cummings, Amos Jay

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1863

Unit/Command26th New Jersey Infantry

BirthplaceConklin, New York

Citation

Rendered great assistance in the heat of the action in rescuing a part of the field batteries from an extremely dangerous and exposed position.

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

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