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Medal of Honor Recipient

Elwood N. Williams

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001213Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

April 6, 1862

Shiloh, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 28th Illinois Infantry

The Citation

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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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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 lines of his regiment, his companion being mortally wounded.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Elwood N. Williams — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

  2. Elwood N. Williams — The United States Army Civil War Medal of Honor recipient roll ↗The United States Army Civil War Medal of Honor recipient roll · Checked 2026-08-28

    the Elwood N. Williams middle initial, rank, unit, action date, place, and citation

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001219
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Havanna, Ill.
Archive transcription SHA-256
8b7e4f565627e80d071ed56fff26bdfda19380df7aa045186f34d22628d1a0d5

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The inherited Elwood M. Williams candidate set did not include the current reference URL. Controlled archival reference search and the official Army roll both support Elwood N. Williams. The inherited middle-initial rendering, current profile, Army rendering, citation variants, provenance, and checksums remain preserved.

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