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U.S. Army

Henry Clay Nichols

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany E, 73rd U.S. Colored Infantry

BirthplaceBrandon, Vermont

Citation

Voluntarily made a reconnaissance in advance of the line held by his regiment and, under a heavy fire, obtained information of great value.

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