BLACK, WILLIAM P. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Captain, Company K, 37th Illinois Infantry. Place and date: At Pea Ridge, Ark., 7 March 1862.

Entered service at:   Danville, Ill. Born: 11 November 1842, Woodford, Ky.

Date of issue:   2 October 1893.

Citation:   Single-handedly confronted the enemy, firing a rifle at them and thus checking their advance within 100 yards of the lines.

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)