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Home Town Medway
Last Address Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Buried at: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Massachusetts
William Newland enlisted with the U.S. Navy from his birth state of Massachusetts in 1862 and served as an Ordinary Seaman on the USS Oneida. His conduct as loader of Oneida's after 11-inch gun during the August 5, 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay was recognized by the award of the Medal of Honor.
William D. Newland
Seaman • Civil War
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor- Awarded for actions during the Civil War"
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Ordinary Seaman William D. Newland, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while "serving on board the U.S.S. Oneida in the engagement at Mobile Bay, Alabama, 5 August 1864. Carrying out his duties as loader of the after 11-inch gun, Ordinary Seaman Newland distinguished himself on board for his good conduct and faithful discharge of his station, behaving splendidly under the fire of the enemy and throughout the battle which resulted in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee and the damaging of Fort Morgan."
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 45 (December 31, 1864) Action Date: August 5, 1864 Service: Navy Rank: Ordinary Seaman Division: U.S.S. Oneida
Other Memories Medal of Honor Awarded for actions during the Civil War
For The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Ordinary Seaman William D. Newland, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving on board the U.S.S. Oneida in the engagement at Mobile Bay, Alabama, 5 August 1864. Carrying out his duties as loader of the after 11-inch gun, Ordinary Seaman Newland distinguished himself on board for his good conduct and faithful discharge of his station, behaving splendidly under the fire of the enemy and throughout the battle which resulted in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee and the damaging of Fort Morgan.
