Captain William Donaldson Dickey, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on June 17, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Battery M, 15th New York Heavy Artillery. Dickey was 19 years old.
12 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 10, 1896, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Colonel.
Dickey was born on January 11, 1845 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York. Dickey died on May 14, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 79. He is buried at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Dickey is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Refused to leave the field, remaining in command after being wounded by a piece of shell, and led his command in the assault on the enemy's works on the following day.,Brooklyn
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- January 11, 1845Born in Newburgh, Orange County, New York
- June 17, 1864Act of valor — Petersburg, VirginiaAge 19. Battery M, 15th New York Heavy Artillery
- June 10, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- May 14, 1924Died in Brooklyn, New YorkAge 79.
- Resting placeThe Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn, New York
Biography
William Donaldson Dickey (January 11, 1845 – May 14, 1924) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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