U.S. Army
Orth, Jacob GeorgeConflictCivil War
RankSergeant
Year of Action1862
Unit/CommandCompany D, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry
HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation
Capture of flag of 7th South Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.), in hand_to_hand encounter, although he was wounded in the shoulder.
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