Background
He was born in 1847, in Newport, Kentucky.
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William Horsfall
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Career
He enlisted as a drummer in Company G, 1st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, on December 31, 1861, at age 14. Horsfall performed his act of heroism as a 15-year-old drummer in Company G, 1st Kentucky Infantry.
The medal was awarded for saving the life of a wounded officer during the Siege of Corinth on May 21, 1862.
Horsfall was later commander of William Nelson Post GAR of Newport. He died on October 22, 1922 in Newport and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate, Kentucky.
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United States
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Medal of Honor Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization. Drummer, Company G, 1st Kentucky Infantry. Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., May 21, 1862. Entered service at : ------. Birth: Campbell County, Ky. Date of issue: August 17, 1895. Citation: Saved the life of a wounded officer lying between the lines.Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization. Drummer, Company G, 1st Kentucky Infantry. Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., May 21, 1862. Entered service at : ------. Birth: Campbell County, Ky. Date of issue: August 17, 1895. Citation: Saved the life of a wounded officer lying between the lines.