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William R. Fox — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Service Era: Third Battle of Petersburg, American Civil War
Medals Recorded: 2

William R. Fox

Private, U.S. Army

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Third Battle of PetersburgAmerican Civil War

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army
Civil War Campaign Medal 1862–1895 Army

Ribbon Rack

Biography

At Petersburg in the final days of the Civil War, William R. Fox helped capture an enemy artillery piece and seized a Confederate flag.

Born in Philadelphia in 1837, Fox served in the Union Army as a private in Company A, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry. During the assault on Petersburg on 2 April 1865, his conduct brought him into the center of the fighting as Union troops broke through the Confederate defenses.

Medal of Honor Citation (condensed): At Petersburg on 2 April 1865, Fox assisted in the capture of an enemy gun and captured a Confederate customhouse flag.

His Medal of Honor was presented on 28 March 1879. Fox died on 8 June 1888 and was buried in Hillside Cemetery.

His verified rack consists of the Medal of Honor and the Army Civil War Campaign Medal. No clasp, service star, or other ribbon device is supported.

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