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Pentzer, Patrick Henry
Pentzer, Patrick Henry
ConflictCivil 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.

Branch: U.S. ArmyConflict: Civil WarYear of Action: 1865

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