U.S. Army
Sickles, William H.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany B, 7th Wisconsin Infantry
HometownDanube, New York
Citation
With a comrade, attempted capture of a stand of Confederate colors and detachment of 9 Confederates, actually taking prisoner 3 members of the detachment, dispersing the remainder, and recapturing a Union officer who was a prisoner in hands of the detachment.
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