Place of burial Oakwood Cemetery Movies Leap of Faith, Bird Now Role Drummer | Name Le Williams Rank Sergeant | |
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Born August 18, 1845
Oswego, New York ( 1845-08-18 ) Died February 14, 1930(1930-02-14) (aged 84) Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army
Union Army Unit Company G, 8th New York Heavy Artillery Albums Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop, Altered Slates Similar People Barry Harris, Warren Vache, Houston Person, Nicki Parrott, Sam Jones | ||
Music groups Hi-Tension, Atmosfear | ||
Le Roy Williams (August 18, 1845 – February 14, 1930) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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Biography
Williams served in the Union Army in Company G of the 8th New York Heavy Artillery. He received the Medal of Honor on April 1, 1898, for his actions at the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia.
After the war, Williams lived in Niagara, New York where he worked as a customs collector, and later in Buffalo, New York and Lansing, Michigan.
Medal of Honor citation
Citation:
Voluntarily exposed himself to the fire of the enemy's sharpshooters and located the body of his colonel who had been killed close to the enemy's lines. Under cover of darkness, with 4 companions, he recovered the body and brought it within the Union lines, having approached within a few feet of the Confederate pickets while so engaged.