William Bliss Hincks-Bridgeport, CT
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Don.Morfe
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Gettysburg, PA on July 3, 1863. He is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, CT in Section 1, Lot 17.
Waymark Code: WMZ77R
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2018
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He was born in 1841 in Bucksport, ME and died on November 7, 1903 in Bridgeport, CT. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HINCKS, WILLIAM B.
• Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 14th Connecticut Infantry
• Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863
• Entered service at: Bridgeport, Conn.
• Date of issue: 1 December 1864
Citation: During the highwater mark of Pickett's charge on 3 July 1863 the colors of the 14th Tenn. Inf. C.S.A. were planted 50 yards in front of the center of Sgt. Maj. Hincks' regiment. There were no Confederates standing near it but several were Iying down around it. Upon a call for volunteers by Maj. Ellis, commanding, to capture this flag, this soldier and 2 others leaped the wall. One companion was instantly shot. Sgt. Maj. Hincks outran his remaining companion running straight and swift for the colors amid a storm of shot. Swinging his saber over the prostrate Confederates and uttering a terrific yell, he seized the flag and hastily returned to his lines. The 14th Tenn. carried 12 battle honors on its flag. The devotion to duty shown by Sgt. Maj. Hlncks gave encouragement to many of his comrades at a crucial moment of the battle.
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Armed Service: Army
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