William Sickles

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
William H. Sickles
Medal of Honor winner William H Sickles 1913
Born(1844-10-27)October 27, 1844
Danube, New York
DiedSeptember 26, 1938(1938-09-26) (aged 93)
Orting, Washington
Place of burial
Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting, Washington
Allegiance United States of America Union
Service/branch United States Army Union Army
Years of service1861 - 1865
Rank Sergeant
Unit7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Biography

Sickles was born on October 27, 1844 in Danube, New York but his official residence was listed as Fall River, Wisconsin.[1] He joined the US Army in May 1861, and mustered out in July 1865.

Sickles died on September 26, 1938 at the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting, Washington and is buried there in Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, near his comrade and fellow MOH recipient Albert O'Connor.[2] He was the last surviving MOH recipient of the American Civil War. [3]

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

References
  1. Congressional Medal of Honor Society
  2. Short Bio
  3. Hall of Valor
  • "William Sickles". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
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