H.R. 5363 · 114th Congress
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Leonard Lance
- Introduced
- 2016-05-26
- Latest action
- 2016-06-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Summary
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, on April 6, 1865.