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Wells, Henry S.

U.S. ArmyAwarded Posthumously

Wells, Henry S.

Wells, Henry S.

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany C, 148th New York Infantry

HometownManchester, New York

Citation

With 2 comrades, took position in advance of the skirmish line, within short distance of the enemy’s gunners, and drove them from their guns.

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

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