Boatswain's Mate William Moore, a sailor in the U.S. Navy, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on December 27, 1862 in Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Benton. Moore was 25 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.
Moore was born on May 18, 1837 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Massachusetts. Moore died on February 16, 1918 in Austin, Texas, at the age of 80. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Texas.
Moore 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
Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Benton during the attack on Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, 27 December 1862. Wounded during the hour-and-a-half engagement in which the enemy had the dead-range of the vessel and was punishing her with heavy fire, Moore served courageously in carrying lines to the shore until the Benton was ordered to withdraw.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Boston — map
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Timeline
- May 18, 1837Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- December 27, 1862Act of valor — Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, MississippiAge 25. U.S.S. Benton
- February 16, 1918Died in Austin, TexasAge 80.
- Resting placeOakwood CemeteryAustin, Texas
Biography
William Moore (May 18, 1837–February 16, 1918) was a United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient.
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