Medal of Honor
December 24, 1864–December 25, 1864
Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
- Rank at action
- Captain of the Forecastle
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Ticonderoga
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Ticonderoga during attacks on Fort Fisher, 24 and 25 December 1864. As captain of a gun, Taylor performed his duties with coolness and skill as his ship took position in the line of battle and delivered its fire on the batteries on shore. Despite the depressing effect caused when an explosion of the 100-pounder Parrott rifle killed 8 men and wounded 12 more, and the enemy's heavy return fire, he calmly remained at his station during the 2 days' operations.
Sources & record notes
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- William G Taylor — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002721
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 59
- Accredited to
- Pennsylvania
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- e7349252d68fa0e1621c1e1fb25e02501ced2b6037469b5026d2af5de55b550a
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