U.S. Army
Plunkett, ThomasConflictCivil 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.
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