Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 Series: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, 1861 - 1934 File Unit: Approved Pension File for Francine L.

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Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 Series: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, 1861 - 1934 File Unit: Approved Pension File for Francine L. Sidman, Widow of Corporal George D. Sidman, Company D, 12th Veteran Reserve Corps; 100th Company, 2nd Battalion Veteran Reserve Corps; and Company C, 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment (WC-883710)

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Sidman, George Dallas, 1844-1920

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Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a 16 year old drummer boy Private in Company C, 16th Michigan Infantry. During an assault on a superior Confederate force at Gaines Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862, Private Sidman remained in front of his comrades and continued to rally the charge until wounded in the hip. For bravery in battle, he was promoted Corporal and awarded the Medal of Honor on April 6, 1892....