William L. Heermance
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
About William L. Heermance
Lived 1837 – 1903 (aged 65).
William Laing Heermance (February 28, 1837 – February 25, 1903) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Heermance was born on February 28, 1837, and entered service at Kinderhook, New York. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism on April 30, 1863, while serving as a Captain with Company C, 6th New York Cavalry Regiment, at Chancellorsville, Virginia. His Medal of Honor was issued on March 30, 1898.
He died at the age of 65, on February 25, 1903, and was buried at the Oakland Cemetery in Yonkers, New York.
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American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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William L. Heermance was born on 28 February 1837 in Kinderhook.
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William L. Heermance died on 25 February 1903.
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