Medal of Honor
April 6, 1865
Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company C, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of flag of 40th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Sources & record notes
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- William Powers Morris — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001557
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Entered service at
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- a1fe70a1a197dd146d6aafdedf052feba637c69f72dc1330a8f8393ccfbce139
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