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William Campbell

Private William Campbell, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863Born in Ireland

Private William Campbell was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 30th Ohio Infantry. Campbell was 23 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 14, 1894, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.

Campbell was born on April 28, 1840 in County Down, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Campbell died on April 19, 1919 in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 78. He is buried at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.

Campbell is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: County Down — map
  • Died: Iowa — map
  • Buried: Glendale Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. April 28, 1840
    Born in County Down, Ireland
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 23. Company I, 30th Ohio Infantry
  3. August 14, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 19, 1919
    Died in Des Moines, Iowa
    Age 78.
  5. Resting place
    Glendale Cemetery
    Des Moines, Iowa

Biography

William Campbell (April 28, 1840 – April 19, 1919) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

From the Wikipedia article “William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1840)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

WB William Bensinger Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JK Joseph Kimball Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JW James Wiley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Isaac Gause Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 Samuel Robertson Private · Army Civil War · 1862 ✦ JH James Haley Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.