U.S. Army
Shiel, JohnConflictCivil War
RankSergeant
Year of Action1862
Unit/CommandCompany E, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry
Citation
Carried a dangerously wounded comrade into the Union lines, thereby preventing his capture by the enemy.
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