BEEBE, WILLIAM S. - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army.
Place and date: At Cane River Crossing, La., 23 April 1864. Entered service
at: Thompson, Conn. Born: 14 February 1841, Ithaca, N.Y. Date of issue:
30 June 1897. Citation: Voluntarily led a successful assault on a fortified
position.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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