U.S. Army
Overturf, Jacob H.ConflictCivil War
RankSergeant
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany K, 83rd Indiana Infantry
HometownIndiana
Citation
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
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