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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