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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

William W Noyes

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company F,
    2d Vermont Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 12, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Citation
Standing upon the top of the breastworks, deliberately took aim and fired no less than 15 shots into the enemy's lines, but a few yards away.
Medal of Honor Recipient William W. Noyes
Medal of Honor Recipient William W. Noyes
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: March 22, 1892
  • Born: April 23, 1846, Montpelier, Washington County, VT, United States
  • Died: July 1, 1910
  • Buried: Cutler Cemetery, East Montpelier, VT, United States
 

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