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U.S. Army

Thompson, James Granville

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany K, 4th New York Heavy Artillery

HometownSandy Creek, New York

Citation

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

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

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Scott, John MoreheadU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Salomon, Benjamin LouisU.S. ArmyConflict: World War II

Regan, Patrick J.U.S. ArmyConflict: World War I

Merrill, GeorgeU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Morgan, George HoraceU.S. ArmyConflict: Indian Campaigns

Port, William DavidU.S. ArmyConflict: Vietnam War

McKee, GeorgeU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

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