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U.S. Army

William Sands

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany G, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry

BirthplaceReading, Pennsylvania

Citation

Grasped the enemy’s colors in the face of a deadly fire and brought them inside the lines.

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