b. 14/02/1876 Ireland. d. 12/09/1916 Seacliffe, New York.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 12/05/1864 Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Wilson was born in about 1846 in Ireland. Sometime between his birth and the start of the Civil War he immigrated to America. During the war he served as a private in the 73rd New York Infantry. He earned his medal on May 12, 1864, at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, in which he captured a Confederate flag. Wilson was presented his medal on December 30, 1898. He died on September 12, 1916, and is buried in The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
MOH CITATION:
Took the flag from the wounded color bearer and carried it in the charge over the Confederate works, in which charge he also captured the colors of the 56th Virginia (C.S.A.) bringing off both flags in safety.
BURIAL LOCATION: EVERGREEN CEMETERY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
TULIP GROVE SECTION, SW 1/2, LOT 107.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
