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APPLETON, WILLIAM H.

Rank: First Lieutenant
Organization: U.S. Army
Company: Company H
Division: 4th U.S. Colored Troops
Born: 24 March 1843, Chichester, N.H.
Departed: Yes
Entered Service At: Portsmouth, N.H.
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Date of Issue: 02/18/1891
Accredited To:
Place / Date: At Petersburg, Va., 15 June 1864; At New Market Heights, Va., 29 September 1864
 
 


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Citation

The first man of the Eighteenth Corps to enter the enemy's works at Petersburg, Va., 15 June 1864. Valiant service in a desperate assault at New Market Heights, Va., inspiring the Union troops by his example of steady courage.