U.S. Army
George Henry Palmer
ConflictCivil War
RankMajor
Year of Action1861
Unit/Command1st Illinois Cavalry
BirthplaceNew York
Citation
Volunteered to fight in the trenches and also led a charge which resulted in the recapture of a Union hospital, together with Confederate sharpshooters then occupying the same.
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