- Moses Williams (Medal of Honor)
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Moses Williams Born 1845
Carrollton, LouisianaDied August 23, 1899 (aged 53–54)
Vancouver, WashingtonPlace of burial Fort Vancouver Military Cemetery, Vancouver, Washington Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army Rank Ordnance Sergeant Unit 9th Cavalry Regiment
Coast Artillery Corps, Ft. Stevens, OregonBattles/wars Indian Wars Awards Medal of Honor 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.
See also
- List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars
- List of African American Medal of Honor recipients
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
- "Moses Williams (Medal of Honor)". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8055688. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- "Indian War Period Medal of Honor recipients". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 2005-04-19. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
Predecessors Original units Medal of Honor recipients
(1866–1918)Edward L. Baker, Jr. · Dennis Bell · Thomas Boyne · Benjamin Brown · George Ritter Burnett · Louis H. Carpenter · John Denny · Clinton Greaves · Henry Johnson · George Jordan · Fitz Lee · Isaiah Mays · William McBryar · Thomas Shaw · Emanuel Stance · Freddie Stowers · William H. Thompkins · Augustus Walley · George H. Wanton · Moses Williams · William Othello Wilson · Brent WoodsNotable battles
(1866–1918)American Indian Wars Saline River · Texas–Indian wars · Beecher Island · Wichita I · Beaver Creek · North Fork · Red River War · Wichita II · Apache Wars · Victorio Campaign · Fort Tularosa · Bannock Uprising · Yaqui Uprising · Bear ValleySpanish–American War Philippine–American War Border War World War I See Also Categories:- Buffalo Soldiers
- 1845 births
- 1899 deaths
- American people of the Indian Wars
- Army Medal of Honor recipients
- United States Army soldiers
- People from New Orleans, Louisiana
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