U.S. Army
Kiggins, JohnConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany D, 149th New York Infantry
HometownSyracuse, New York
Citation
Waved the colors to save the lives of the men who were being fired upon by their own batteries, and thereby drew upon himself a concentrated fire from the enemy.
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