U.S. Army
Steinmetz, WilliamConflictCivil War
RankCorporal
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany G, 83rd Indiana Infantry
HometownNewport, Kentucky
Citation
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
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