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CAPTAIN WILLIAM P. BLACK MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL PHOTO

CAPTAIN WILLIAM P. BLACK MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL PHOTO
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Listing Details

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Location: PEA RIDGE NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

City: GARFIELD

State: Arkansas

Zip Code: 72732

Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Plaques

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Photograph By: CRAIG SWAIN

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

Rank and organization: Captain, Company K, 37th Illinois Infantry. Place and date: At Pea Ridge, Ark., 7 March 1862. Entered service at: Danville, Ill. Born: 11 November 1842, Woodford, Ky. Date of issue: 2 October 1893.
Citation:
Single-handedly confronted the enemy, firing a rifle at them and thus checking their advance within 100 yards of the lines.

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