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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Andrew Jackson Sloan

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company H,
    12th Iowa Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: December 16, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Citation
Captured flag of 1st Louisiana Battery (C.S.A.).
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: February 24, 1865
  • Born: 1835, Bedford County, PA, United States
  • Died: 1875, Colesburg, IA, United States
  • Buried: Platt Cemetery (MH) , Colesburg, IA, United States
 

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