William Laing (Medal of Honor)

William Laing (1831 – September 29, 1864) was a soldier in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the American Civil War.

Laing enlisted in the Army from Brooklyn in August 1862.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 158th New York Infantry. Place and date: At the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Va., September 29, 1864. Entered service at New York City, N.Y. Birth: Hempstead, N.Y. Date of issue: April 6, 1865.

Citation:

Was among the first to scale the parapet.

See also

List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L

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1831 births

1864 deaths

People from Hempstead, New York

United States Army Medal of Honor recipients

Union Army soldiers

People of New York (state) in the American Civil War

American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor

Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War