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U.S. Army

Alexander Kelly

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany F, 6th U.S. Colored Infantry

BirthplaceSaltsburg, 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.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864

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