U.S. Army
Williams, Elwood N.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1862
Unit/CommandCompany A, 28th Illinois Infantry
HometownPhiladelphia, 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.
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