Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private William W. Noyes received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 12, 1864 in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 2d Vermont Infantry. Noyes was 18 years old.
34 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 22, 1892, 27 years after the action.
Noyes was born on April 23, 1846 in Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. Noyes died on July 1, 1910, at the age of 64. He is buried at Cutler Cemetery in East Montpelier, Vermont.
Noyes is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Standing upon the top of the breastworks, deliberately took aim and fired no less than 15 shots into the enemy's lines, but a few yards away.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- April 23, 1846Born in Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont
- May 12, 1864Act of valor — Spotsylvania, VirginiaAge 18. Company F, 2d Vermont Infantry
- March 22, 1892Medal of Honor presented
- July 1, 1910DiedAge 64.
- Resting placeCutler CemeteryEast Montpelier, Vermont
Biography
William W. Noyes (April 23, 1846—July 1, 1910) was an American Civil War veteran who received the Medal of Honor.
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