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English: John Wallace Scott, depicted in this 1886 illustration, 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). |
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| Source | "Pen Sketches: From the Register of Encampment No. 2, Union Veteran Legion, Philadelphia, Pa." Washington, D.C.: "The National Tribune", November 11, 1886, p. 5 (public domain via the U.S. Library of Congress; this newspaper ceased publication in 1917). URL: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016187/1886-11-11/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1861&index=12&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=John+Scott+Wallace&proxdistance=5&date2=1903&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=%22John+Wallace+Scott%22&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |
| Author | "Pen Sketches: From the Register of Encampment No. 2, Union Veteran Legion, Philadelphia, Pa." Washington, D.C.: "The National Tribune", November 11, 1886, p. 5 (public domain via the U.S. Library of Congress; this newspaper ceased publication in 1917). URL: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016187/1886-11-11/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1861&index=12&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=John+Scott+Wallace&proxdistance=5&date2=1903&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=%22John+Wallace+Scott%22&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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| current | 18:19, 19 September 2018 | | 228 × 312 (68 KB) | 47thPennVols | User created page with UploadWizard |
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