William Bumgarner
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: July 10, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant William Bumgarner, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 2 April 1862, while serving with Company A, 4th West Virginia Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia.
