Medal of Honor
July 20, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company G, 149th New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Severely wounded and ambushed by the enemy, he stripped the colors from the staff and brought them back into the line.
Sources & record notes
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- William Henry Harrison Crosier — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
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- William Henry Harrison Crosier — United States Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗United States Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-27
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000693
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Color Sergeant
- Entered service at
- Skaneateles, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f01a911b82f7dbb339cb2582f161fc31cce65e4e4744abdc05df399bce4251f1
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
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