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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals2
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022193 of 4480
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Infantry#417of 1502
American Civil War#10of 1091
Siege of Corinth#1of 8
William H. Horsfall
Drummer, U.S. Army
American Civil WarSiege of Corinth
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
William H. Horsfall was one of the youngest men to receive the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. He was born in 1847, in Newport, Kentucky. He enlisted as a drummer in Company G, 1st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, on December 31, 1861, at age 14. Horsfall performed his act of heroism as a 15-year-old drummer in Co. G, 1st Kentucky Infantry. The medal was awarded for saving the life of a wounded officer during the Siege of Corinth on May 21, 1862.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts