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U.S. Army · United States 
John C. Sagelhurst
Sergeant
1841 – 1907
Sergeant John C. Sagelhurst served the U.S. Army. John was 65 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Sergeant
Medal of Honor
6 February 1865 · At Hatchers Run, Va. · Sergeant, Company B, 1st New Jersey Cavalry.
Under a heavy fire from the enemy carried off the field a commissioned officer who was severely wounded and also led a charge on the enemy's rifle pits.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
Under a heavy fire from the enemy carried off the field a commissioned officer who was severely wounded and also led a charge on the enemy's rifle pits.
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