HART, WILLIAM E. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Private, Company B, 8th New York Cavalry. Place and date: At Shenandoah Valley, Va., 1864 and 1865.

Entered service at:   Pittsford, N.Y.

Birth:   Rushville, N.Y.

Date of issue:   3 July 1872.

Citation:   Gallant conduct and services as scout in connection with capture of the guerrilla Harry Gilmore, and other daring acts.

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)