United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
William H. Sickles
Sergeant
1844 – 1938
Sergeant William H. Sickles served the U.S. Army. William was 93 years old.
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U.S. Army
Sergeant
Medal of Honor
31 March 1865 · At Gravelly Run, Va. · Sergeant, Company B, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
With a comrade, attempted capture of a stand of Confederate colors and detachment of 9 Confederates, actually taking prisoner 3 members of the detachment, dispersing the remainder, and recapturing a Union officer who was a prisoner in hands of the detachment.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
With a comrade, attempted capture of a stand of Confederate colors and detachment of 9 Confederates, actually taking prisoner 3 members of the detachment, dispersing the remainder, and recapturing a Union officer who was a prisoner in hands of the detachment.
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