U.S. Army
William G. Stephens
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.
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