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William G. Whitney
Sergeant
1840 – 1915
Sergeant William G. Whitney served the U.S. Army. William was 74 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Sergeant
Medal of Honor
20 September 1863 · At Chickamauga, Ga. · Sergeant, Company B, 11th Michigan Infantry.
As the enemy were about to charge, this officer went outside the temporary Union works among the dead and wounded enemy and at great exposure to himself cut off and removed their cartridge boxes, bringing the same within the Union lines, the ammunition being used with good effect in again repulsing the attack.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
As the enemy were about to charge, this officer went outside the temporary Union works among the dead and wounded enemy and at great exposure to himself cut off and removed their cartridge boxes, bringing the same within the Union lines, the ammunition being used with good effect in again repulsing the attack.
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