b. 26/12/1843 New York. d. 21/03/1904 Chicago, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
William G Stephens MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Private in the Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. He did not receive the Medal until December 21, 1894.
MOH CITATION:
Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy’s works.
BURIAL LOCATION: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
SECTION I, LOT 86.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
