U.S. ArmyAwarded Posthumously
Sprague, John WilsonConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Major General
Year of Action1862
Unit/Command63rd Ohio Infantry
HometownWhite Creek, New York
Citation
With a small command defeated an overwhelming force of the enemy and saved the trains of the corps.
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