Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Christopher W Wilson
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company E,
73d New York Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 12, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Citation
Took the flag from the wounded color bearer and carried it in the charge over the Confederate works, in which charge he also captured the colors of the 56th Virginia (C.S.A.) bringing off both flags in safety.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: West Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: December 30, 1898
- Born: 1846, Ireland
- Died: September 12, 1916, Seacliff, NY, United States
- Buried: The Evergreens Cemetery (MH) (Tulip Grove-W-1/2-107), Brooklyn, NY, United States
From the CMOHS Archives
Christopher Wilson's enlistment/accrediation place may be in error in official listings. His military paperwork indicates that he enlisted in Co. F of the 773rd New York Infantry in New York City, New York, in July 1861, and not in West Meriden, Connecticut. However, there is evidence that his residence was in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1861. His accreditation may have been given to his place of residence instead of his physical enlistment location.