b. 28/06/1842 Bucks County, Pennsylvania. d. 15/08/1915 Trenton, New Jersey.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/04/1865 Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia.
Wilson was born in 1840 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and died August 15, 1915, in Trenton, New Jersey. During the Civil War he enlisted in the 1st New Jersey Cavalry and served as a sergeant. He earned his medal in the Battle of Sayler’s Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865. The medal was presented to him on July 3, 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Charged the enemy’s works, colors in hand, and had two horses shot from under him.
BURIAL LOCATION: HIGHLAND CEMETERY, HOPEWELL, NEW JERSEY.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
