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U.S. Army
Matthews, John Calvin
Matthews, John Calvin

ConflictCivil War
RankSergeant
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany A, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
HometownPennsylvania

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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