U.S. ArmyAwarded Posthumously
McVeane, John P.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany D, 49th New York Infantry
Citation
Shot a Confederate color bearer and seized the flag; also approached, alone, a barn between the lines and demanded and received the surrender of a number of the enemy therein.
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