Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
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.
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