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U.S. Army

Thomas Worcester Hyde

ConflictCivil War

RankBrevet Brigadier General

Year of Action1862

Unit/Command7th Maine Infantry

Citation

Led his regiment in an assault on a strong body of the enemy’s infantry and kept up the fight until the greater part of his men had been killed or wounded, bringing the remainder safely out of the fight.

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

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Robert McdonaldU.S. ArmyConflict: Indian Campaigns

James Samuel HillU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

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Frederick W. FugerU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

David M. GonzalesU.S. ArmyConflict: World War II

John Frederic HartranftU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

William W. FraserU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Rufus D. HutchinsonU.S. ArmyConflict: Indian Campaigns

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