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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:#2of 21
Northern Virginia Campaign#1of 4
Battle of Cedar Mountain#2of 13
First Battle of Rappahannock Station#1of 3
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap#1of 2
Second Battle of Bull Run#2of 20
Battle of Chantilly#1of 8
Maryland Campaign#1of 3
Battle of South Mountain#2of 9
Battle of Antietam#2of 32
Battle of Fredericksburg#2of 35
Burnside’s Mud March#1of 1
Chancellorsville Campaign/Battle of Chancellorsville#1of 2
Gettysburg campaign/Battle of Gettysburg#1of 1
Mine Run Campaign#1of 10
Battle of the Wilderness#1of 26
William H. Paul
Sergeant, U.S. Army
American Civil War:Northern Virginia CampaignBattle of Cedar MountainFirst Battle of Rappahannock StationBattle of Thoroughfare GapSecond Battle of Bull RunBattle of ChantillyMaryland CampaignBattle of South MountainBattle of AntietamBattle of FredericksburgBurnside’s Mud MarchChancellorsville Campaign/Battle of ChancellorsvilleGettysburg campaign/Battle of GettysburgMine Run CampaignBattle of the Wilderness
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
William H. Paul was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of Company E of the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry and, later, the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry's E Company. He was awarded his nation's highest honor for valor in combat, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for saving and protecting the regimental flag of the 90th Pennsylvania Volunteers during the intense fighting of the Battle of Antietam in Maryland on September 17, 1862. That award was conferred on November 3, 1896.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts