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U.S. Army

Byron M. Cutcheon

ConflictCivil War

RankBrevet Brigadier General

Year of Action1863

Unit/Command20th Michigan Infantry

BirthplacePembroke, New Hampshire

Citation

Distinguished gallantry in leading his regiment in a charge on a house occupied by the enemy.

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