Medal of Honor
August 5, 1864
Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA
- Rank at action
- Shell Man
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Hartford
The Citation
Sources ↓Shell man on No. 8 on board the U.S.S. Hartford during successful actions against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Although severely wounded when his ship sustained numerous hits under the enemy's terrific shellfire, Stanley continued to pass shell until forced by the loss of blood to go below.
Sources & record notes
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- William A Stanley — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002691
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 45
- Accredited to
- Massachusetts
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f2cbca558e3ed512b69a75512f79bd693e9adad2b819ed18f5db75742d993d05
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