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U.S. Army

John Henry Moffitt

ConflictCivil War

RankSergeant

Year of Action1862

Unit/CommandCompany C, 16th New York Infantry

BirthplaceChazy, New York

Citation

Voluntarily took up the regimental colors after several color bearers had been shot down and carried them until himself wounded.

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