Anthony Williams

For nearly two months around Fort Fisher and Wilmington, Sailmaker's Mate Anthony Williams served USS Pontoosuc under enemy fire. His gallantry, skill, and coolness throughout the operations brought him the Medal of Honor.

Anthony Williams was born 1822 at Plymouth, Massachusetts. During the period relevant to his Medal of Honor, he served as Sailmaker's Mate, U.S. Navy with U.S.S. Pontoosuc.

On December 24, 1864 to February 22, 1865, at Fort Fisher and Wilmington, North Carolina, he performed the action that led to the award. The surviving record fixes the core event clearly and allows the account to be told without adding unsupported detail.

Medal of Honor Citation

Performed his duties with gallantry, skill, and cool courage under enemy fire during the operations against Fort Fisher and Wilmington. Reliable public sources reviewed for this batch do not establish his later life or death with enough certainty to add further detail.

His record is strongest when kept close to the documented action: the unit, place, date, and conduct for which the Medal of Honor was awarded.