U.S. Army
Putnam, Winthrop D.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompant A, 77th Illinois Infantry
BirthplaceSouthbridge, Massachusetts
Citation
Carried, with others, by hand, a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy’s works.
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