Corporal Francis A. Wilson was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry. Wilson was about 25 years old.
65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 25, 1880, 15 years after the action.
Wilson was born in 1840 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Wilson died on July 11, 1888, at the age of about 48. He is buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wilson is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Was among the first to penetrate the enemy's lines and himself captured a gun of the two batteries captured.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Places
- Buried: Mount Moriah Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- 1840Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- April 2, 1865Act of valor — Petersburg, VirginiaAge about 25. Company B, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry
- June 25, 1880Medal of Honor presented
- July 11, 1888DiedAge about 48.
- Resting placeMount Moriah CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Biography
Francis Wilson (1840 - July 11, 1888) was an American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the American Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on June 25, 1880 for actions as a corporal with the 95th Pennsylvania Infantry at the Third Battle of Petersburg, Virginia on 2, April, 1865. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and following his death on July 11, 1888 was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery.
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