Elwood Williams

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

A box of ammunition having been abandoned between the lines, this soldier voluntarily went forward with one companion, under a heavy fire from both armies, secured the box, and delivered it within the line of his regiment, his companion being mortally wounded.

Rank: Private
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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