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U.S. Army

John Gideon Palmer

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1862

Unit/CommandCompany F, 21st Connecticut Infantry

BirthplaceMontville, Connecticut

Citation

First of 6 men who volunteered to assist gunner of a battery upon which the enemy was concentrating its fire, and fought with the battery until the close of the engagement. His commanding officer felt he would never see this man alive again.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1862

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