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John A. Falconer
1844 – 1900
John A. Falconer. John was 56 years old.
Service Record
Medal of Honor
20 November 1863 · At Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tenn. · Corporal, Company A, 17th Michigan Infantry.
Conducted the "burning party" of his regiment at the time a charge was made on the enemy's picket line, and burned the house which had sheltered the enemy's sharpshooters, thus insuring success to a hazardous enterprise.
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Foreign awards
Medal of Honor - Army
Conducted the "burning party" of his regiment at the time a charge was made on the enemy's picket line, and burned the house which had sheltered the enemy's sharpshooters, thus insuring success to a hazardous enterprise.
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