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Shipley, Robert F.

U.S. Army

Shipley, Robert F.

Shipley, Robert F.

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany A, 140th New York Infantry

HometownWayne, New York

Citation

Captured the flag of the 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.) in hand-to-hand combat.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1865

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