Medal of Honor
September 19, 1863
Chickamauga, Georgia, USA
- Rank at action
- Musician
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company E, 1st Battalion, 15th U.S. Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓At a critical stage in the battle when the 14th Corps lines were wavering and in disorder he on his own initiative bugled "to the colors" amid the 18th U.S. Infantry who formed by him, and held the enemy. Within a few minutes he repeated his action amid the wavering 2d Ohio Infantry. This bugling deceived the enemy who believed reinforcements had arrived. Thus, they delayed their attack.
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At a critical stage in the battle when the 14th Corps lines were wavering and in disorder, he on his own initiative bugled "to the colors" amid the 18th U.S. Infantry who formed by him, and held the enemy. Within a few minutes he repeated his action amid the wavering 2d Ohio Infantry. This bugling deceived the enemy who believed reinforcements had arrived. Thus, they delayed their attack.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- William J Carson — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000648
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Entered service at
- North Greenfield, Ohio
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 23a140a6bccc620393221c3a1ebfbfab79ff400ddda8bee6aa2edc7d0f5cf60a
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