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Sellers, Alfred Jacob
Sellers, Alfred Jacob
ConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Colonel
Year of Action1863
Unit/Command90th Pennsylvania Infantry
HometownPlumsteadville, Pennsylvania
Citation

Voluntarily led the regiment under a withering fire to a position from which the enemy was repulsed.

Branch: U.S. ArmyConflict: Civil WarYear of Action: 1863

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