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U.S. Army

Charles H. Pinkham

ConflictCivil War

RankBrevet Captain

Year of Action1865

Unit/Command57th Massachusetts Infantry

BirthplaceGrafton, Massachusetts

Citation

Captured the flag of the 57th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.) and saved his own colors by tearing them from the staff while the enemy was in the camp.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1865

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William J. BabcockU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Hiram A. de Lavie (de Lavie, Hiram Adam)U.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

James Lemuel CareyU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

William Harvey CarneyU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

James H. FieldsU.S. ArmyConflict: World War II

Melvin Earl BiddleU.S. ArmyConflict: World War II

Charles Denver BargerU.S. ArmyConflict: World War I

John A. DavidsizerU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Charles P. DavisU.S. ArmyConflict: Philippine War

Richard Boury (Bowry, Richard)U.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Charles Henry Tucky CollisU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Francis Xavier BurkeU.S. ArmyConflict: World War II

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