Civil War
William Plimley
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company F, 120th New York Infantry
2 April 1865 · Hatchers Run, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Hatchers Run, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
While acting as aide to a general officer, voluntarily accompanied a regiment in an assault on the enemy's works and acted as leader of the movement which resulted in the rout of the enemy and the capture of a large number of prisoners.
