Awards Medal of Honor Battles and wars Battle of Peachtree Creek | Award Medal of Honor Rank Private | |
Buried at Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Nebraska Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army
Union Army Battles/wars Battle of Peachtree Creek Died 1 September 1916, Colfax County, Nebraska, United States | ||
William Haliday Williams (December 13, 1845 - September 1, 1916) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Williams received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Williams's medal was won for his heroism at the Battle of Peachtree Creek in Georgia on July 20, 1864. He was honored with the award on June 19, 1894.
Williams moved to Colfax County in Nebraska after the war and worked as a brick layer, police officer and postal worker. In 1904 he was sent a newer version of the Medal of Honor without explanation. In 1912 Williams was featured as a rural mail carrier on the 4-cent U.S. Parcel Post stamp. He died in Colfax County, Nebraska, in 1916.
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