Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Navy
William Moore
Details
- Rank: Boatswain's Mate
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Benton - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: December 27, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, Mississippi, USA
Citation
Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Benton during the attack on Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, 27 December 1862. Wounded during the hour-and-a-half engagement in which the enemy had the dead-range of the vessel and was punishing her with heavy fire, Moore served courageously in carrying lines to the shore until the Benton was ordered to withdraw.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: May 18, 1837, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
- Died: February 16, 1918, Austin, TX, United States
- Buried: Oakwood Cemetery (MH) (A-73-56) , Austin, TX, United States