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U.S. Army

James Edgar Engle

ConflictCivil War

RankBrevet Captain

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany I, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry

BirthplaceChester, Pennsylvania

Citation

Responded to a call for volunteers to carry ammunition to the regiment on the picket line and under a heavy fire from the enemy assisted in carrying a box of ammunition to the front and remained to distribute the same.

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

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