William Sickles
Introduction '''William H. Sickles''' (October 27, 1844 – September 26, 1938) was a soldier in the Union Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.William Sickles headstone at the Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery in Orting, WA
Biography Sickles was born on October 27, 1844, in Danube, New York, but his official residence was listed as Fall River, Wisconsin. He joined the US Army in May 1861, and mustered out in July 1865.Sickles served as justice of the peace in Orting, Washington.Sickles died on September 26, 1938, at the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting and is buried there in Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, near his comrade and fellow MOH recipient Albert O'Connor. He was the last surviving MOH recipient of the American Civil War.
Medal of Honor citation '''Citation:'''For extraordinary heroism on 31 March 1865, while serving with Company B, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, in action at Gravelly Run, Virginia. With a comrade, Sergeant Sickles attempted capture of a stand of Confederate colors and detachment of nine Confederates, actually taking prisoner three members of the detachment, dispersing the remainder, and recapturing a Union officer who was a prisoner in hands of the detachment.
See also *List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S
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