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U.S. Army

Edward (Edwin) Van Winkle

ConflictCivil War

RankSergeant

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany C, 148th New York Infantry

BirthplacePhelps, New York

Citation

Took position in advance of the skirmish line and drove the enemy’s cannoneers from their guns.

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