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Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Alfred Jacob Sellers
Details
Rank: Major (Highest Rank: Brevet Colonel)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: 90th Pennsylvania Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: July 1, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
Voluntarily led the regiment under a withering fire to a position from which the enemy was repulsed.
Medal of Honor Recipient Alfred J. Sellers
Additional Details
Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 21, 1894
Born: March 2, 1836, Plumsteadville, Bucks County, PA, United States
Died: September 20, 1908, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Buried: Mount Vernon Cemetery (MH), Philadelphia, PA, United States