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U.S. Army

Wesley James Powers

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany F, 147th Illinois Infantry

BirthplaceOrono

Citation

Voluntarily swam the river under heavy fire and secured a ferryboat, by means of which the command crossed.

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