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U.S. Army

Frederick W. Fout

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1862

Unit/Command15th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Citation

Voluntarily gathered the men of the battery together, remanned the guns, which had been ordered abandoned by an officer, opened fire, and kept up the same on the enemy until after the surrender.

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

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