GETTYSBURG
MEDAL OF HONOR
RECIPIENT
Edward L. Gilligan
1st Sergeant, Company E., 88th Pennsylvania Infantry
Entered service at Philadelphia, PA
Born in Philadelphia, PA
Date of Battle: 1 July 1863, Gettysburg, PA
Date of Issue: 30 April 1872
Citation: Assisted in the capture of a Confederate flag
by knocking down the color sergeant.
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