U.S. Army
Kelly, AlexanderConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany F, 6th U.S. Colored Infantry
HometownSaltsburg, Pennsylvania
Citation
Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy’s lines of abatis, raised them and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger.
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