PVT. TIBBETS CAPTURED AN ENEMY FLAG AT COLUMBUS, GEORGIA ON APRIL 15, 1865.LT. JOHN VEATCH, ALSO OF CO. I, 3RD IOWA CAVALRY REGIMENT, SAID "TIBBETS HAD TO GO THROUGH AN ORDEAL WHICH IS ALMOST BEYOND HUMAN ENDURANCE...DID CAPTURE THE REBEL FLAG AMID THE HO ...
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