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U.S. Army

Francis A. Wilson

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany B, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry

BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Citation

Was among the first to penetrate the enemy’s lines and himself captured a gun of the 2 batteries captured.

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