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Civil War
William W. Burritt
Private · U.S. Army
Company G, 113th Illinois Infantry
27 April 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily acted as a fireman on a steam tug which ran the blockade and passed the batteries under a heavy fire.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
