Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
William
H.
Horsfall
March 3, 1847

–

October 22, 1922

Cemetery:

Evergreen Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Drummer

    Division:

    1st Kentucky Infantry

    Action Date:

    May 21, 1862
    Date of Issue: August 17, 1895

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Drummer William H. Horsfall, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 21 May 1862, while serving with Company G, 1st Kentucky Infantry, in action at Corinth, Mississippi. Drummer Horsfall saved the life of a wounded officer lying between the lines.