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U.S. Army
Joseph Hanks
ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany E, 37th Ohio Infantry
BirthplaceChillicothe, Ohio
Citation
Voluntarily and under fire went to the rescue of a wounded comrade Iying between the lines, gave him water, and brought him off the field.
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