Medal of Honor
December 16, 1864
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company H, 32d Iowa Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Ran ahead of his regiment over the enemy's works and captured from its bearer the flag of Bonanchad's Confederate battery (C.S.A.).
Sources & record notes
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- William C. May — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000939
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Entered service at
- Maysville, Franklin County, Iowa
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 2ae210da3cb78607641916c4dcbca16b7c13a8b96426e782ae06eb8fed31ee9a
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