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U.S. Army

Elwood N. Williams

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1862

Unit/CommandCompany A, 28th Illinois Infantry

BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

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.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1862