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Private · U.S. Army

William H. Myers

Private William H. Myers, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 9, 1865 in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 9, 1865

Private William H. Myers, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 9, 1865 in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 1st Maryland Cavalry. Myers was about 19 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 14, 1871, 6 years after the action.

Myers was born in 1846 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. Records also list him as Meyers, William H..

Myers is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action; was five times wounded.

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

Timeline

  1. 1846
    Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  2. April 9, 1865
    Act of valor — Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
    Age about 19. Company A, 1st Maryland Cavalry
  3. June 14, 1871
    Medal of Honor presented

Further reading

Also honored for actions on April 9, 1865

JC John H. Callahan Private · Army Civil War · 1865 James Lemuel Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JD John P. Donaldson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry S. Finkenbiner Private · Army Civil War · 1865 WF West Funk Major · Army Civil War · 1865 SM Samuel McConnell Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry Clay Merriam Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 HM Henry August Miller Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 DM Daniel B. Moore Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 HN Henry Clay Nichols Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 TP Thomas H. l Payne First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 Patrick Henry Pentzer Captain · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 19 recipients for April 9, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Maryland

Charles Edward Phelps Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 ER Edward Ringold Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1862 George Schneider Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CV Charles Veal Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JK John Keough Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.