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U.S. Army

William Wesley Kendall

ConflictCivil War

RankFirst Lieutenant

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany A, 49th Indiana Infantry

BirthplaceHall Township, Indiana

Citation

Voluntarily led the company in a charge and was the first to enter the enemy’s works, taking a number of prisoners.

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