United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
John G. Palmer
1845 – 1901
John G. Palmer served the U.S. Army. John was 56 years old.
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U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
13 December 1862 · At Fredericksburg, Va.
First of 6 men who volunteered to assist gunner of a battery upon which the enemy was concentrating its fire, and fought with the battery until the close of the engagement. His commanding officer felt he would never see this man alive again.
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
First of 6 men who volunteered to assist gunner of a battery upon which the enemy was concentrating its fire, and fought with the battery until the close of the engagement. His commanding officer felt he would never see this man alive again.
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