William Moore (Medal of Honor)

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William Moore
May 18, 1837(1837-05-18) – February 16, 1918 (aged 80)
William Moore (Medal of Honor), Medal of Honor recipient
Place of birth	Boston, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank	Boatswain's Mate
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

William Moore (May 18, 1837–February 16, 1918), American United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he received the Medal of Honor, for heroism, on December 27, 1862, while on the Yazoo River Expedition, Mississippi, during the American Civil War.

He is buried in Austin, Texas.^[1]

[edit] Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization:

Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1834, Boston, Mass. Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 32, 16 April 1864.

Citation:

Serving as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Benton during the attack on Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, 27 December 1862. Wounded during the hour_and_a_half engagement in which the enemy had the dead range of the vessel and was punishing her with heavy fire, Moore served courageously in carrying lines to the shore until the Benton was ordered to withdraw.^[2]^[3]