Medal of Honor
May 22, 1863
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Light Artillery
The Citation
Sources ↓Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy's works.
Sources & record notes
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- William G. Stephens — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001129
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Entered service at
- Chicago, Ill.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 4c3605d51066338eab74658ecc3ef1ee1180f9d2ba57fd8847923bdd0b0e9582
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile confirms the award; identity and core award metadata confirmed; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, candidate history, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.