ELISE, WILLIAM - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company K, 3d Wisconsin Cavalry.
Place and date: At, Ark., 14 January 1865. Entered service at: Little Rock,
Ark. Birth: England. Date of issue: 8 March 1865. Citation: Remained at
his post after receiving three wounds, and only retired, by his commanding
officer's orders, after being wounded the fourth time.
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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