William Porter MOH

b. 1842 New York. d. ?

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/04/1865 Deatonsville (Sailors Creek), Virginia.

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born in New York, New York. He entered the Union Army in Trenton, New Jersey. He served as a Sergeant in Company H, 1st New Jersey Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for action on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia. His citation reads “Among the first to check the enemy’s countercharge.”

 

MOH CITATION:

Among the first to check the enemy’s countercharge.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.

LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.