William H. Horsfall Explained

William H. Horsfall
Birth Date:3 March 1847
Birth Place:Newport, Kentucky, US
Death Place:Newport, Kentucky, US
Placeofburial:Evergreen Cemetery Southgate, Kentucky
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Allegiance:United States
Union
Branch:United States Army
Union Army
Rank:Drummer
Unit:1st Kentucky Infantry
Battles:American Civil War
Awards:Medal of Honor

William H. Horsfall (March 3, 1847 – October 22, 1922) 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.[1] 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.

Horsfall was later commander of William Nelson Post GAR of Newport. He died on October 22, 1922, in Newport and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate, Kentucky.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization. Drummer, Company G, 1st Kentucky Infantry. Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., May 21, 1862. Entered service at : ------. Birth: Campbell County, Ky. Date of issue: August 17, 1895.

Citation
Saved the life of a wounded officer lying between the lines.

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  1. Compiled Military Service Record of W. H. Horsfall, National Archives