William Henry Osborne MOH

b. 16/09/1839 Scituate, Massachusetts. d. 05/06/1910 East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 01/07/1862 Malvern Hill, Virginia.

William H Osborne MOH

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company C, 29th Massachusetts Infantry. He was a prisoner of war. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on July 1, 1862 at Malvern Hill, Virginia. He did not receive his Medal until April 1, 1898.

 

MOH CITATION:

Although wounded and carried to the rear, he secured a rifle and voluntarily returned to the front, where, failing to find his own regiment, he joined another and fought with it until again severely wounded and taken prisoner.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: ELMWOOD CEMETERY, EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS.

LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.