Civil War
William P. Black
Captain · U.S. Army
Company K, 37th Illinois Infantry
7 March 1862 · Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Public domain. Windeatt, James S., photographer. Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Pea Ridge, Arkansas
The citation
Official citation
Single-handedly confronted the enemy, firing a rifle at them and thus checking their advance within 100 yards of the lines.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
