
U.S. Army
Ransbottom, Alfred
ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany K, 97th Ohio Infantry
HometownSouth Zanesville, Ohio
Citation
Captured the flag of the 2d Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.), in a hand_to_hand fight with the color bearer.
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