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U.S. Army

Allen Thompson

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany K, 4th New York Heavy Artillery

BirthplaceNew York

Citation

Made a hazardous reconnaissance through timber and slashings preceding the Union line of battle, signaling the troops and leading them through the obstruction.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1865

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