William Sickles
Encyclopedia
William H. Sickles was a soldier in the Union Army
who received the Medal of Honor
for his actions during the American Civil War
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but his official residence was listed as Fall River, Wisconsin
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He died September 26, 1938 at the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting, Washington
and is buried there in Washington Soldiers Home cemetery.
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
who received the Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
for his actions during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Biography
Sickles was born on October 27, 1844 in Danube, New YorkDanube, New York
Danube is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,098 at the 2000 census. Early Palatine German immigrants in the eighteenth century named the town after the Danube River in Europe....
but his official residence was listed as Fall River, Wisconsin
Fall River, Wisconsin
Fall River is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States, along the North Fork of the Crawfish River. The population was 1,097 at the 2000 census...
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He died September 26, 1938 at the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting, Washington
Orting, Washington
Orting is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population as of the 2010 census is 6,746, according to the City of Orting.- History :...
and is buried there in Washington Soldiers Home cemetery.
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