BEEBE, WILLIAM S. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   First Lieutenant, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army.
Place and date:   At Cane River Crossing, La., 23 April 1864. Entered service at: Thompson, Conn. Born: 14 February 1841, Ithaca, N.Y.

Date of issue:   30 June 1897.

Citation:   Voluntarily led a successful assault on a fortified position.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)