| 词条 | William T. Holmes |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1846|6|7}} |death_date = {{Death date and age|1916|8|31|1846|6|7}} |birth_place =Vermilion County, Illinois |death_place = |placeofburial = Appleton City, Missouri |allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1861}} |branch = {{army|USA}} |rank =Private |unit = {{flagicon|Indiana}} Company A, 3rd Regiment Indiana Cavalry |battles =American Civil War Battle of Sailor's Creek |awards ={{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor }}William T. Holmes (June 7, 1846 – August 31, 1916) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Holmes was born in Vermilion County, Illinois on June 7, 1846 and entered service at Indianapolis, Indiana. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on April 6, 1865 at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, while serving as a Private with Company A, 3rd Regiment Indiana Cavalry. He won his medal for capturing the flag of the 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment.[2] His Medal of Honor was issued on May 3, 1865.[3] Holmes died at the age of 70, on August 31, 1916 and was buried at Bean Cemetery in Appleton City, Missouri. Medal of Honor citation{{quote|The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private William T. Holmes, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company A, 3d Indiana Cavalry, in action at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, for capture of flag of 27th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America).[4]}}References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Valor awards for William T. Holmes|website=Military Times, Hall of Valor|url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3380|accessdate=16 August 2014}} [1][2][3]2. ^1 {{cite web|title=HOLMES, WILLIAM T.|website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society|url=http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/637/holmes-william-t.php|accessdate=16 August 2014}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|title=Medals of Honor to Indiana soldiers|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/873005/william_t_holmes_moh/|newspaper=The Indianapolis News|date= 3 February 1902 |page=3|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = August 16, 2014 }}{{Open access}} }} External links{{Find a Grave|6403538|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=16 August 2014}}{{ACMH}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, William T.}}{{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub}} 8 : 1846 births|1916 deaths|People from Vermilion County, Illinois|Burials in Missouri|Union Army soldiers|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor|People from Appleton City, Missouri |
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