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U.S. Army

William Donaldson Dickey

ConflictCivil War

RankColonel

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandBattery M, 15th New York Heavy Artillery

BirthplaceNewburgh, New York

Citation

Refused to leave the field, remaining in command after being wounded by a piece of shell, and led his command in the assault on the enemy’s works on the following day.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864

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