Medal of Honor
July 20, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company C, 82d Ohio Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Voluntarily went beyond the lines to observe the enemy; also aided a wounded comrade.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- William Haliday Williams — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001222
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Entered service at
- Miami County, Ohio
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 9c0c0708e1dd70fa9cad36da2376600f199039e23cb434d16e224dab16db2535
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.