Full description from display: “Private William Henry Freeman was only 18 when he enlisted in the US Army in 1862. He served in Company B of the 169th New York Volunteer Infantry and went on to receive a Congressional Medal Of Honor for his heroism during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.”

Medal citation: “For The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private William Henry Freeman, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 15 January 1865, while serving with Company B, 169th New York Infantry, in action at Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Private Freeman volunteered to carry the brigade flag after the bearer was wounded.”