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Ricksecker, John Henry

U.S. Army

Ricksecker, John Henry

Ricksecker, John Henry

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany D, 104th Ohio Infantry

HometownMansfield, Ohio

Citation

Capture of flag of 16th Alabama Artillery (C.S.A.).

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864

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