U.S. Army
Louis Jeanottelle Sacriste
ConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Major
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany D, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry
BirthplaceDelaware
Citation
Saved from capture a gun of the 5th Maine Battery. Voluntarily carried orders which resulted in saving from destruction or capture the picket line of the 1st Division, 2d Army Corps.
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