Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
William Russell Parnell
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Colonel)
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
1st U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: June 17, 1877
- Medal of Honor Action Place: White Bird Canyon, Idaho, USA
Citation
With a few men, in the face of a heavy fire from pursuing Indians and in imminent peril, returned and rescued a soldier whose horse had been killed and who had been left behind in the retreat.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: September 16, 1897
- Born: August 13, 1836, Dublin, Ireland
- Died: August 20, 1910
- Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery (MH) (OS-68-8), San Francisco, CA, United States