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U.S. Army

Charles Augustus Thompson

ConflictCivil War

RankSecond Lieutenant

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany D, 17th Michigan Infantry

BirthplacePerrysburg, Ohio

Citation

After the regiment was surrounded and all resistance seemed useless, fought single-handed for the colors and refused to give them up until he had appealed to his superior officers.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864

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