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On August 18, 1864, the Union Corps descended on the Weldon Railroad in Virginia, driving off the Confederate pickets. The following day the rebels returned in force in an effort to dislodge the Federal forces in a series of battles that lasted for three days. On August 21 First Sergeant John Shilling earned the Medal of Honor for capturing a Confederate flag. He was one of four men who earned Medals of Honor on that day for capture of an enemy flag. In the fighting at Weldon Railroad from August 19 to 21, ten men earned Medals of Honor. |
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