U.S. Army
Sands, WilliamConflictCivil War
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany G, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry
HometownReading, Pennsylvania
Citation
Grasped the enemy’s colors in the face of a deadly fire and brought them inside the lines.
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