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Larrabee, James W.

U.S. Army

Larrabee, James W.

Larrabee, James W.

ConflictCivil War

RankFirst Sergeant

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany I, 55th Illinois Infantry

HometownNew York

Citation

Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1863

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