William H. Barringer
Born: May 27, 1841 at Long Bottom, Ohio
Home Town: Mason City, West Virginia
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: July 12, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private William H. Barringer, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company F, 4th West Virginia Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.