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William H. Barringer

Private William H. Barringer, 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, 1863

Private William H. Barringer, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 4th West Virginia Infantry. Barringer was 21 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 12, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Barringer was born on May 27, 1841 in Long Bottom, Meigs County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Mason City, Mason County, West Virginia. Barringer died on April 7, 1917 in Oliver Township, Ohio, at the age of 75. He is buried at Mount Olive Church Cemetery in Longbottom, Ohio. Records also list him as Baringer. William H..

Barringer is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to West Virginia.

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: Long Bottom — map
  • Died: Ohio — map

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Timeline

  1. May 27, 1841
    Born in Long Bottom, Meigs County, Ohio
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 21. Company F, 4th West Virginia Infantry
  3. July 12, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 7, 1917
    Died in Oliver Township, Ohio
    Age 75.
  5. Resting place
    Mount Olive Church Cemetery
    Longbottom, Ohio

Biography

William H. Barringer (May 27, 1841 – April 7, 1917) 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.

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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 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 HB Henry G. Buhrman Private · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from West Virginia

DW Daniel A. Woods Private · Army Civil War · 1865 WM Walter F. McWhorter Commissary Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 LS Levi Shoemaker Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 RB Richard Boury Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865
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.