Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private William R. Fox received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry. Fox was about 28 years old.
65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 28, 1879, 13 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.
Fox was born in 1837 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Fox died on June 8, 1888 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of about 51. He is buried at Hillside Cemetery in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Fox is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Bravely assisted in the capture of one of the enemy's guns; with the first troops to enter the city, captured the flag of the Confederate customhouse.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- 1837Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- April 2, 1865Act of valor — Petersburg, VirginiaAge about 28. Company A, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry
- March 28, 1879Medal of Honor presented
- June 8, 1888Died in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAge about 51.
- Resting placeHillside CemeteryMontgomery County, Pennsylvania
Biography
Private William R. Fox (c. 1837 - June 6, 1888) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fox received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Third Battle of Petersburg in Virginia on 2 April 1865. He was honored with the award on 28 March 1879.
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