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U.S. Army

John Wallace Scott

ConflictCivil War

RankBrevet Major

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany D, 157th Pennsylvania Infantry

BirthplacePennsylvania

Citation

Capture of the flag of the 16th South Carolina Infantry, in hand_to_hand combat.

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