William Houlton
Medal of Honor recipient
About William Houlton
Lived 1835 – 1918 (aged 82–83).
William Houlton (September 1, 1835 - February 13, 1918) was an American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Biography Houlton was born on September 1, 1835, in Clymer, New York. He served as a Commissary Sergeant in the 1st West Virginia Cavalry. He earned the Medal of Honor for "Capture of flag." on April 6, 1865, in action at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia. He died on February 13, 1918, in Abilene, Kansas and is now buried in Abilene Cemetery, Kansas.
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Medal of Honor recipient
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William Houlton was born in 1835.
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William Houlton died in 1918.
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