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William Tilton — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant
Service Era: American Civil War
Medals Recorded: 1

William Tilton

Sergeant, U.S. Army

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American Civil War

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army

Ribbon Rack

Biography

William Tilton's Medal of Honor record is unusually spare. The official citation gives no elaborate incident, only the judgment that his conduct in the field during the Richmond operations of 1864 was gallant.

Born on 27 October 1834 in St. Albans, Vermont, Tilton served as a sergeant in Company C, 7th New Hampshire Infantry. His Medal of Honor action is recorded during the Richmond Campaign in 1864.

Medal of Honor Citation (condensed): Gallant conduct in the field during the Richmond Campaign of 1864.

The Medal of Honor was presented to Tilton on 20 February 1884. He died on 8 March 1910 at Enfield, New Hampshire, and was buried in Oak Grove 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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