U.S. Army
Sears, CyrusConflictCivil War
RankColonel
Year of Action1862
Unit/Command11th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery
BirthplaceMeredith Township, New York
Citation
Although severely wounded, fought his battery until the cannoneers and horses were nearly all killed or wounded.
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