Corporal William J. Archinal, 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 I, 30th Ohio Infantry. Archinal 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 July 10, 1894, 31 years after the action.
Archinal was born on June 3, 1840 in Felsburg, Hesse, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Archinal died on May 10, 1919, at the age of 78. He is buried at Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey.
Archinal 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
Timeline
- June 3, 1840Born in Felsburg, Hesse, Germany
- May 22, 1863Act of valor — Vicksburg, MississippiAge 22. Company I, 30th Ohio Infantry
- July 10, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- May 10, 1919DiedAge 78.
- Resting placeRiverview CemeteryTrenton, New Jersey
Biography
William J. Archinal (June 3, 1840 – May 10, 1919) was an American Civil War Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Vicksburg.
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