U.S. Army
Wood, Richard H.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany A, 97th Illinois Infantry
HometownNew Jersey
Citation
Led the “volunteer storming party,” which made a most gallant assault upon the enemy’s works.
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