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U.S. Army

Curtis, John Calvin

ConflictCivil War

RankFirst Lieutenant

Year of Action1862

Unit/Command9th Connecticut Infantry

HometownBridgeport, Connecticut

Citation

Voluntarily sought the line of battle and alone and unaided captured 2 prisoners, driving them before him to regimental headquarters at the point of the bayonet.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1862

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