
U.S. Army
Jamieson, Walter
ConflictCivil War
RankCaptain
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany B, 139th New York Infantry
Citation
Voluntarily went between the lines under a heavy fire at Petersburg, Va., to the assistance of a wounded and helpless officer, whom he carried within the Union lines. At Fort Harrison, Va., seized the regimental color, the color bearer and guard having been shot down, and, rushing forward, planted it upon the fort in full view of the entire brigade.
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