Wilbur F. Moore
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: February 22, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Wilbur F. Moore, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 16 December 1864, while serving with Company C, 117th Illinois Infantry, in action at Nashville, Tennessee. Private Moore captured flag of a Confederate battery while far in advance of the Union lines.