U.S. Army
John Calvin Matthews
ConflictCivil War
RankSergeant
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany A, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
BirthplacePennsylvania
Citation
Voluntarily took the colors, whose bearer had been disabled, and, although himself severely wounded, carried the same until the enemy’s works were taken.
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