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Medal of Honor Recipient

William H. Sickles

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001097Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

March 31, 1865

Gravelly Run, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company B, 7th Wisconsin Infantry

The Citation

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With a comrade, attempted capture of a stand of Confederate colors and detachment of 9 Confederates, actually taking prisoner 3 members of the detachment, dispersing the remainder, and recapturing a Union officer who was a prisoner in hands of the detachment.
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With a comrade, attempted capture of a stand of Confederate colors and detachment of nine Confederates, actually taking prisoner three members of the detachment, dispersing the remainder, and recapturing a Union officer who was a prisoner in hands of the detachment.

Sources & record notes

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  1. William H. Sickles — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001103
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Columbia County, Wis.
Archive transcription SHA-256
5f9590493849c5e70bb9672bf5af5c5c1246aa3412d2355e0d63174a0ad2a117

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.

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