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William Henry Longshore

Private William Henry Longshore, 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 Henry Longshore 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 D, 30th Ohio Infantry. Longshore was 22 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 10, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Longshore was born on February 18, 1841 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Longshore died on December 20, 1909 in Fort Scott, Kansas, at the age of 68. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Longshore 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: Muskingum County — map

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Timeline

  1. February 18, 1841
    Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 22. Company D, 30th Ohio Infantry
  3. August 10, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 20, 1909
    Died in Fort Scott, Kansas
    Age 68.
  5. Resting place
    Evergreen Cemetery
    Fort Scott, Kansas

Biography

William H. Longshore (February 18, 1841 – December 20, 1909) was a Private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

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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 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

HD Harry Clay Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JG Joseph Olds Gregg Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Henry S. Finkenbiner Private · Army Civil War · 1865 John Wilson Sprague Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ William E. Richey Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JB James H. Bronson First Sergeant · Army 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.