William Sickles

William H. Sickles
Medal of Honor recipient William H Sickles 1913
Born	(1844-10-27)October 27, 1844 Danube, New York, US
Died	September 26, 1938(1938-09-26) (aged 93) Orting, Washington, US
Place of burial	Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting, Washington
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861 - 1865
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

William H. Sickles (October 27, 1844 – September 26, 1938) was a soldier in the Union Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.

William Sickles headstone at the Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery in Orting, WA

Biography

Sickles was born on October 27, 1844, in Danube, New York, but his official residence was listed as Fall River, Wisconsin.[1] He joined the US Army in May 1861, and mustered out in July 1865.

Sickles served as justice of the peace in Orting, Washington.[2]

Sickles died on September 26, 1938, at the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting and is buried there in Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, near his comrade and fellow MOH recipient Albert O'Connor.[3] He was the last surviving MOH recipient of the American Civil War. [4]

Medal of Honor citation

Citation:

For extraordinary heroism on 31 March 1865, while serving with Company B, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, in action at Gravelly Run, Virginia. With a comrade, Sergeant Sickles attempted capture of a stand of Confederate colors and detachment of nine Confederates, actually taking prisoner three members of the detachment, dispersing the remainder, and recapturing a Union officer who was a prisoner in hands of the detachment.

See also

• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S

References

1. Congressional Medal of Honor Society
2. "Aged Man Beaten". Spokane Chronicle. Spokane, WA. March 22, 1933. p. 9. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Short Bio
4. Hall of Valor