Peter Williams

Seaman · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

9 March 1862 · USS Ironclad

Branch: U.S. Navy
Era: Civil War
Home state: Pennsylvania
Action: USS Ironclad

The citation

Official citation

Serving on board the U.S.S. Ironclad Steamer Monitor, Hampton Roads, 9 March 1862. During the engagement between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Merrimack, Williams gallantly served throughout the engagement as quartermaster, piloting the Monitor throughout the battle in which the Merrimack, after being damaged, retired from the scene of the battle.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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