William H. Woodall [SEP] conflict
William H. Woodall
William H. Woodall was a civilian employee of the Union Army during the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Namozine Church. He is one of only a handful of civilians to have received the medal.
Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Woodall was living in Winchester, Virginia, when he was hired by the U.S. Army. He served as the Chief Civilian Scout for Major General Philip Sheridan's Cavalry Corps
Cunningham, 1956
- Earl W. Bowen, 1957
- William M. Hollis, 1958
- R. Tom Joyner, Jr., circa 1959
- William G. Cooper, Jr., 1960
- Reuben H. Gibson, 1961
- Morris J. Pritchard, 1962
- William H. Lofton, 1963
- R. Harold Grizzard, 1964
- James R. West, 1965
- Lois Q. Searl, 1965
- John H. Woodall, Jr., 1966
- W. Jack Day, 1967
- George W. Trask,