Person:William Surles (1)

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William Surles
b.24 Sep 1845 Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
d.19 Mar 1919 East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
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Name William Surles
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Sep 1845 Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Marriage to Sarah Jane Allen
Military[2]

Awarded Medal of Honor
Death[1] 19 Mar 1919 East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
Burial[1] 23 Mar 1919 Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States


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Medal of Honor

Citation: In the hottest part of the fire he stepped in front of his colonel to shield him from the enemy's fire. 2

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Civil War

  • Company G, 2nd Ohio Infantry
  • Pension Application 736265, Certificate 813940
  • Widow's Pension Application 1138444, Certificate 874092 3
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ohio. Department of Health. Office of Vital Statistics. Certificates of death, 1908–present. (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983–2005)
    cert. 16317 (1919).
  2. ↑ United States. Army. Center of Military History. Medal of Honor Recipients.
  3.   United States. Veterans Administration. Organization index to pension files of veterans who served between 1861 and 1900- [1917]. (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 1949).
  4.   William H Surles, in Find A Grave.
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