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John T. Sterling
John T. Sterling (1841 – February 2, 1920) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864.
Sterling joined the army from Indiana in August 1861, and was mustered out in July 1865.
Medal of Honor citation.
"The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in
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