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Civil War
William H. Wilcox
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company G, 9th New Hampshire Infantry
12 May 1864 · Spotsylvania, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Action
- Spotsylvania, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Took command of his company, deployed as skirmishers, after the officers in command of the skirmish line had both been wounded, conducting himself gallantly; afterwards, becoming separated from command, he asked and obtained permission to fight in another company.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
