Sergeant William H. Howe, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on March 25, 1865 at Fort Stedman, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 29th Massachusetts Infantry. Howe was 27 years old.
11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 8, 1895, 29 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Howe was born on April 11, 1837 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Howe died on April 23, 1907 in Everett, Massachusetts, at the age of 70. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Massachusetts.
Howe is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Saved an abandoned gun under heavy fire.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- April 11, 1837Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
- March 25, 1865Act of valor — Fort Stedman, VirginiaAge 27. Company K, 29th Massachusetts Infantry
- March 8, 1895Medal of Honor presented
- April 23, 1907Died in Everett, MassachusettsAge 70.
- Resting placeWoodlawn CemeteryEverett, Massachusetts
Biography
William H. Howe (April 11, 1837 – April 23, 1907) was an American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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