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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.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1865

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