William E. Richey
Born: June 1, 1841 at Athens County, Ohio
Home Town: New Concord, Ohio
Date of Issue: November 9, 1893
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal William E. Richey, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 September 1863, while serving with Company A, 15th Ohio Infantry, in action at Chickamauga, Georgia. While on the extreme front, between the lines of the combatants single-handed Corporal Richey captured a Confederate major who was armed and mounted.
