b. 1839 Washington, England. d. ?
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 31/03/1865 Chamberlains Creek, Virginia.
He was born in Washington, England in 1839. He served in the 1st New Jersey Cavalry as a sergeant. He earned his medal at Chamberlains Creek, Virginia on March 31, 1865. The Medal of Honor Historical Society lists Wilson as “Lost to History” because his final resting place is not known.
MOH CITATION:
With the assistance of one comrade, headed off the advance of the enemy, shooting two of his color bearers; also posted himself between the enemy and the lead horses of his own command, thus saving the herd from capture.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.