The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

RIPLEY, WILLIAM Y. W.

Rank and Organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters. Place and Date: At Malvern Hill, Va., 1 July 1862. Entered Service At: Rutland, Vt. Date Of Issue: 11 March 1893.

Citation:

At a critical moment brought up two regiments, which he led against the enemy himself, being severely wounded.