Edward Bancroft Williston
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: April 6, 1892
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Edward Bancroft Williston, United States Army, for distinguished gallantry on 12 June 1864, while serving with Horse Battery D, 2d U.S. Artillery, in action at Trevilian Station, Virginia.
