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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.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1861

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