William R. Parnell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
About William R. Parnell
- William Russell Parnell (13 August 1836 – 20 August 1910) was an Irish-born adventurer and soldier during the mid-to late 19th century.
- A member of the 17th Lancers during the Crimean War, he was one of the few survivors of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.
- He later became a Lieutenant Colonel and brevet Colonel in the U.S.
- Army, participating in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.
- Parnell served as an officer to the 1st U.S.
- Cavalry in the Nez Perce War and received the Medal of Honor for leading a rescue of troops, and personally saving the life of a fallen trooper, at the Battle of White Bird Canyon in 1877.
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