US Army (USA) Soldiers from Fort Eustis, Virginia (VA), fold the flag at the unveiling and dedication of the memorial marker for USA Sergeant Major (SGM) Edward Ratcliff, recipient of the Civil War Medal of Honor, at US Navy (USN) Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown's Cheesecake Cemetery, VA. USA SGM Ratcliff served in the Virginia 38th Regimental United States Colored Infantry Company C. USA SGM Ratcliff (as First Sergeant (1SG)) "commanded and gallantly led his company after the commanding officer was killed" at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm on September 1864.

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Fort Eustis, Virginia (VA), fold the flag at the unveiling and dedication of the memorial marker for USA Sergeant Major (SGM) Edward Ratcliff, recipient of the Civil War Medal of Honor, at US Navy (USN) Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown's Cheesecake Cemetery, VA. USA SGM Ratcliff served in the Virginia 38th Regimental United States Colored Infantry Company C. USA SGM Ratcliff (as First Sergeant (1SG)) "commanded and gallantly led his company after the commanding officer was killed" at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm on September 1864. Stock Photo
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6016 x 4000 px | 50.9 x 33.9 cm | 20.1 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

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5 August 2006

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US Army (USA) Soldiers from Fort Eustis, Virginia (VA), fold the flag at the unveiling and dedication of the memorial marker for USA Sergeant Major (SGM) Edward Ratcliff, recipient of the Civil War Medal of Honor, at US Navy (USN) Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown's Cheesecake Cemetery, VA. USA SGM Ratcliff served in the Virginia 38th Regimental United States Colored Infantry Company C. USA SGM Ratcliff (as First Sergeant (1SG)) "commanded and gallantly led his company after the commanding officer was killed" at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm on September 1864. (US NAVY PHOTO BY MC3 CHAD A. HALLFORD 060805-N-6091H-120)