b. 27/07/1846 Reading, Pennsylvania. d. 02/09/1909 Reading, Pennsylvania.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 29/09/1864 Fort Harrison, Virginia.
William L Graul MOH
Graul was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, where he later entered service. Aged 18, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown at Fort Harrison during the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, for placing the American flag on the Confederate Army fortifications, while serving as a corporal with Company I, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry. The flag of Graul’s company, the 188th Pennsylvania Infantry, was carried by Cecil Clay, for which he also won the Medal of Honor. Graul received his Medal on April 6, 1865. Little is known about his later life.
MOH CITATION:
First to plant the colors of his State on the fortifications.
BURIAL LOCATION: CHARLES EVANS CEMETERY, READING, PENNSYLVANIA.
SECTION 51, LOT 153.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
