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Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company F, 20th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865. Entered service at: Winterport,
Maine. Birth: Winterport, Maine. Date of issue: 10 May 1865. Citation:
During a rush at the enemy, Lt. Fernald seized, during a scuffle, the flag
of the 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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