U.S. Army
Josselyn, Simeon T.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany C, 13th Illinois Infantry
HometownBuffalo, New York
Citation
While commanding his company, deployed as skirmishers, came upon a large body of the enemy, taking a number of them prisoner. Lt. Josselyn himself shot their color bearer, seized the colors and brought them back to his regiment.
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