Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
William Henry Mathews
Details
- Rank: First Sergeant (Highest Rank: Captain)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company E,
2d Maryland Veteran Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 30, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
Finding himself among a squad of Confederates, he fired into them, killing one, and was himself wounded, but succeeded in bringing in a sergeant and two men of the 17th South Carolina Regiment (C.S.A.) as prisoners.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 10, 1892
- Born: March 3, 1844, Devizes, England
- Died: February 7, 1928, Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Buried: The Green-Wood Cemetery (23377-185), Brooklyn, NY, United States