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U.S. Army

George Washington Walton

ConflictCivil War

RankSergeant

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany C, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry

BirthplaceUpper Oxford Township, Pennsylvania

Citation

Went outside the trenches, under heavy fire at short range, and rescued a comrade who had been wounded and thrown out of the trench by an exploding shell.

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

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