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U.S. Army

Edward M. Knox

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1863

Unit/Command15th New York Battery Light Artillery

BirthplaceNew York, New York

Citation

Held his ground with the battery after the other batteries had fallen back until compelled to draw his piece off by hand; he was severely wounded.

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