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Description: John Wallace Scott, shown here c. 1903, won the U.S. Medal of Honor for his display of gallantry during the American Civil War when capturing the Confederate flag in the Battle of Five Forks, Virginia on April 1, 1865. He served as a captain with Company D, 157th Pennsylvania Infantry (Union Army).
Title: John Wallace Scott, U.S. Medal of Honor Winner, c. 1903
Credit: Beyer, W. F. and O. F. Keydel. “Deeds of Valor from Records in the Archives of the United States Government: How American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor”, Vol. I: “Thrilling Episodes Around Petersburg”, p. 505. Detroit, Michigan: The Perrien-Keydel Company, 1907. URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027038416;view=1up;seq=547;size=300
Author: Beyer, W. F. and O. F. Keydel. “Deeds of Valor from Records in the Archives of the United States Government: How American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor”, Vol. I: “Thrilling Episodes Around Petersburg”, p. 505. Detroit, Michigan: The Perrien-Keydel Company, 1907. URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027038416;view=1up;seq=547;size=300
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