▁Wall ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁he ▁entered ▁service ▁in ▁Mil o . ▁Wall ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁captured ▁a ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁flag ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁with ▁Company ▁B ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 6 th ▁New ▁York ▁Infantry . ▁Two ▁other ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 6 th ▁New ▁York ▁Infantry ▁won ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁for ▁their ▁actions ▁at ▁G ett ys burg , ▁Morris ▁Brown ▁Jr . ▁and ▁George ▁H . ▁D ore . ▁ ▁His ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁c itation ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients ▁for ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients : ▁T – Z ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁Civil ▁War ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Gene va , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : Union ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients