U.S. Army
Pentzer, Patrick HenryConflictCivil War
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany C, 97th Illinois Infantry
HometownMissouri
Citation
Among the first to enter the enemy’s entrenchments, he received the surrender of a Confederate general officer and his headquarters flag.
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