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U.S. Army

Thomas Plunkett

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1862

Unit/CommandCompany E, 21st Massachusetts Infantry

Citation

Seized the colors of his regiment, the color bearer having been shot down, and bore them to the front where both his arms were carried off by a shell.

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

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George Mason LoveringU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

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