U.S. Army
Rhodes, Sylvester D.ConflictCivil War
RankCaptain
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany D, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
HometownPennsylvania
Citation
Was on the skirmish line which drove the enemy from the first entrenchment and was the first man to enter the breastworks, capturing one of the guns and turning it upon the enemy.
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