U.S. Army
Gardiner, JamesConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany I, 36th U.S. Colored Infantry
HometownGloucester, Virginia
Citation
Rushed in advance of his brigade, shot a rebel officer who was on the parapet rallying his men, and then ran him through with his bayonet.
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