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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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