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Corporal · U.S. Army

William W. Morris

Corporal William W. Morris, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 9, 1874 in Upper Washita, Texas during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns September 9, 1874

Corporal William W. Morris was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 9, 1874 in Upper Washita, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Morris was about 31 years old.

11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 23, 1875.

Morris was born in 1843 in Stewart County, Tennessee. His Medal of Honor is credited to Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Morris is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 44 credited to Kentucky.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in engagement with Indians.

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

Timeline

  1. 1843
    Born in Stewart County, Tennessee
  2. September 9, 1874
    Act of valor — Upper Washita, Texas
    Age about 31. Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
  3. April 23, 1875
    Medal of Honor presented

Also honored for actions on September 9, 1874

WD William de Armond Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ✦ FH Fred Stewart Hay Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JJ John James Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JK John J. h Kelly Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 TK Thomas Kelly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 GK George Krause Kitchen Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JK John W. Knox Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 WK William Koelpin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JM John Mitchell First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 FN Frederick S. Neilon Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ES Edward Clay Sharpless Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874

Same unit

JA James F. Ayers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 JC John Connor Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 MD Michael Dawson Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 PG Peter W. Gardiner Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 JH John Harrington Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 EH Elisha Simpson Hornaday Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 TK Thomas Kerrigan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JL James Lowthers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Kentucky

Thomas Cruse Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1882 OV Otto Emil Voit Saddler · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 BW Brent Woods Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1881 HH Harry Leroy Hawthorne Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 MM Michael McLoughlin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 FB Frank Bratling Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 ✦
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.