Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
William H Sickles
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company B,
7th Wisconsin Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: March 31, 1865
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Gravelly Run, Virginia, USA
Citation
With a comrade, attempted capture of a stand of Confederate colors and detachment of nine Confederates, actually taking prisoner three members of the detachment, dispersing the remainder, and recapturing a Union officer who was a prisoner in hands of the detachment.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Fall River, Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 28, 1917
- Born: October 27, 1844, Danube, Herkimer County, NY, United States
- Died: September 26, 1938, Orting, WA, United States
- Buried: Soldier's Home Cemetery (MH) (4-C-9), Orting, WA, United States