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- ↑ "James Welsh | U.S. Civil War | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor Recipient". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ↑ "James Welsh - Recipient -". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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