| Birth: | Aug. 12, 1839 | | Death: | Oct. 2, 1913 | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Major in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Lieutenant in Company F, 120th New York Infantry for action on April 2, 1865 at Hatcher's Run, Virginia. His citation reads "While acting as aide to a general officer, voluntarily accompanied a regiment in an assault on the enemy's works, and acted as leader of the movement which resulted in the rout of the enemy and the capture of large numbers of prisioners." (bio by: Don Morfe)
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Spouse:
Catherine Wolford Plimley (1841 - 1915)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for William Plimley | | | Burial:
Town of Catskill Cemetery
Catskill
Greene County
New York, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Record added: Jan 01, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8228759 |
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