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Stephens, William G.

U.S. Army

Stephens, William G.

Stephens, William G.

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandChicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Light Artillery

BirthplaceNew York

Citation

Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy’s works.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1863

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