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U.S. Army · United States 
William Plimley
First Lieutenant
1839 – 1913
First Lieutenant William Plimley served the U.S. Army. William was 74 years old.
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U.S. Army
First Lieutenant
Medal of Honor
2 April 1865 · At Hatchers Run, Va. · First Lieutenant, Company F, 120th New York Infantry.
While acting as aide to a general officer, voluntarily accompanied a regiment in an assault on the enemy's works and acted as leader of the movement which resulted in the rout of the enemy and the capture of a large number of prisoners.
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
While acting as aide to a general officer, voluntarily accompanied a regiment in an assault on the enemy's works and acted as leader of the movement which resulted in the rout of the enemy and the capture of a large number of prisoners.
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