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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Wilson

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001335Source-based record

The awards

Representative medal image: original Army design. Not a portrait or a photograph of this recipient’s own medal.
Award 1 · Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1872
Representative medal image: original Army design. Not a portrait or a photograph of this recipient’s own medal.
Award 2 · Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1872

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Award 2. Presentation date is not usable for design selection. This is an action-era reference; a later presentation or replacement medal may differ.

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Award 1 · First Medal of Honor

March 28, 1872

Colorado Valley, Texas, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
First Award: In pursuit of a band of cattle thieves from New Mexico.
Preserved earlier transcription
In pursuit of a band of cattle thieves from New Mexico. SECOND AWARD Place and date: At Red River, Tex., 29 September 1872. Citation: Distinguished conduct in action with Indians, Red River, Tex.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. William Wilson — current Society profile (First Medal of Honor) ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, award multiplicity, and citation comparison

  2. William Wilson — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-28

    official confirmation of William Wilson’s first and second Medal of Honor awards, dates, places, unit, and separate citation wording

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001342
Transcription status
Current-profile multi-award transcription
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Philadelphia, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
8c38329a4362b02336a259eb187b94beb4a6e87d8c5466c0379e0f02200eb87d

Legacy combined-row transcription preserved; separately documented current awards transcribed as distinct canonical award records.

The inherited row combines William Wilson’s two Medal of Honor citations. It is expanded into two separately linked canonical awards under one recipient identity; the inherited combined citation is retained in full and maps primarily to the March 28, 1872 first award.

Award 2 · Second Medal of Honor

September 29, 1872

Red River, Texas, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Second Award: Distinguished conduct in action with Indians.
Preserved earlier transcription
In pursuit of a band of cattle thieves from New Mexico. SECOND AWARD Place and date: At Red River, Tex., 29 September 1872. Citation: Distinguished conduct in action with Indians, Red River, Tex.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. William Wilson — current Society profile (Second Medal of Honor) ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, award multiplicity, and citation comparison

  2. William Wilson — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-28

    official confirmation of William Wilson’s first and second Medal of Honor awards, dates, places, unit, and separate citation wording

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001343
Transcription status
Current-profile multi-award transcription
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Philadelphia, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
dc733abcfb65c06244b51a0bc9ec9882be7e876d4751348289bc39ec938318ed

Legacy combined-row transcription preserved; separately documented current awards transcribed as distinct canonical award records.

The inherited row combines William Wilson’s two Medal of Honor citations. It is expanded into two separately linked canonical awards under one recipient identity; the inherited combined citation is retained in full and maps primarily to the March 28, 1872 first award.

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