William Paul

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Under a most withering and concentrated fire, voluntarily picked up the colors of his regiment, when the bearer and 2 of the color guard had been killed, and bore them aloft throughout the entire battle.

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

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