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U.S. Army

Samuel Cole Wright

ConflictCivil War

RankSergeant

Year of Action1862

Unit/CommandCompany E, 29th Massachusetts Infantry

BirthplacePlympton, Massachusetts

Citation

Voluntarily advanced under a destructive fire and removed a fence which would have impeded a contemplated charge.

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