U.S. Army
McKeen, Nineveh S.ConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Major
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany H, 21st Illinois Infantry
HometownMarshall, Illinois
Citation
Conspicuous in the charge at Stone River, Tenn., where he was three times wounded. At Liberty Gap, Tenn., captured colors of 8th Arkansas Infantry (C.S.A.).
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