William G. Whitney

Branch

U.S. Army

Era

Civil War

Home state

Michigan

Action

Chickamauga, Georgia

The citation

Official citation

As the enemy were about to charge, this officer went outside the temporary Union works among the dead and wounded enemy and at great exposure to himself cut off and removed their cartridge boxes, bringing the same within the Union lines, the ammunition being used with good effect in again repulsing the attack.

Sources

• U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
• Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.