Moses Williams (Medal of Honor recipient)

Infobox Military Person
name=Moses Williams
born= 1845
died= August 23, death year and age|1899|1845
placeofbirth=Carrollton, Louisiana
placeofdeath=Vancouver, Washington
placeofburial=


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allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank=Ordnance Sergeant
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unit=9th Cavalry Regiment Coast Artillery Corps, Ft. Stevens, Oregon
battles=Indian Wars
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Moses Williams (1845 – August 23 1899) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

By August 16 1881, Williams was serving as a First Sergeant in Company I of the 9th Cavalry Regiment. On that day he participated in an engagement in the foothills of the Cuchillo Negro Mountains in New Mexico. For his actions during the battle, Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor fifteen years later, on November 12 1896.

Williams later reached the rank of Ordnance Sergeant and, starting in 1895, served at Fort Stevens, Oregon, where he was charged with the care of large coastal gun emplacements. He left the Army in 1898 and died the next year at the approximate age of 54. He was buried in Fort Vancouver Military Cemetery, Vancouver, Washington.

Medal of Honor citation

First Sergeant Williams' official Medal of Honor citation reads:

Rallied a detachment, skillfully conducted a running flght of 3 or 4 hours, and by his coolness, bravery, and unflinching devotion to duty in standing by his commanding officer in an exposed position under a heavy fire from a large party of Indians saved the lives of at least 3 of his comrades.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

*findagrave|8055688 Retrieved on 2007-01-15

*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-19
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html
accessdate = 2007-01-15

Persondata
NAME= Williams, Moses
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH= Carrollton, Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH= August 23 1899
PLACE OF DEATH= Vancouver, Washington