U.S. Army
Edwin F. Savacool
ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany K, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry
BirthplaceJackson, Michigan
Citation
Capture of flag, during which he was wounded and died several days later in Washington, D.C.
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