Medal of Honor
May 12, 1864
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- First Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company A, 73d New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of flag of 65th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- William Jones — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003270
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- New York, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 57f8a37e05947285f26e0252a25df823d96b17b0d8ae3ae32ebff149d6793de0
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Controlled nonprimary-candidate resolution through rank, unit, and Spotsylvania action.