U.S. Army
Van Matre, JosephConflictCivil War
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany G, 116th Ohio Infantry
HometownWest Virginia
Citation
In the assault on Fort Gregg, this soldier climbed upon the parapet and fired down into the fort as fast as the loaded guns could be passed up to him by comrades.
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