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U.S. Army

Joseph Rollin Prentice

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1862

Unit/CommandCompany E, 19th U.S. Infantry

BirthplaceLancaster, Ohio

Citation

Voluntarily rescued the body of his commanding officer, who had fallen mortally wounded. He brought off the field his mortally wounded leader under direct and constant rifle fire.

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

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