CAMPBELL, WILLIAM - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1838, Indiana.
Accredited to: Indiana. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865. Citation: On board
the U.S.S. Ticonderoga during attacks on Fort Fisher, 24 and 25 December
1864; and 13 to 15 January 1865. Despite heavy return fire by the enemy
and the explosion of the 100-pounder Parrott rifle which killed 8 men and
wounded 12 more, Campbell, as captain of a gun, performed his duties with
skill and courage during the first 2 days of battle. As his ship again
took position on the line of the 13th, he remained steadfast as the Ticonderoga
maintained a well-placed fire upon the batteries on shore, and thereafter,
as she materially lessened the power of guns on the mound which had been
turned upon our assaulting columns. During this action the flag was planted
on one of the strongest fortifications possessed by the rebels.
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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