U.S. Army
Johns, ElishaConflictCivil War
RankSergeant
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany B, 113th Illinois Infantry
HometownClinton, Ohio
Citation
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
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