Norwich University presents MOH print.

Norwich University of Northfield, Vermont, presented the Field Artillery Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, a limited edition print of an FA Medal of Honor (MOH) winner from the Civil War on 18 December 2006. The print, titled "For Distinguished Gallantry," is a historically accurate portrayal of Lieutenant E.B. Williston, Norwich Class of 1856, in the act of winning the MOH at the Battle of Trevilian Station, Virginia, on 12 June 1864. The Battle of Trevilian Station was one of the greatest cavalry battles of the war.

The scene depicts Williston commanding a forward-placed M1857 "light" Napoleon brass 12-pounder gun/howitzer in the skirmish line of the 2nd US Cavalry firing shot-gun like blasts to stop a Confederate attack that "advanced to the [gun's] very muzzle." Williston commanded D Battery (Horse), 2nd US Artillery, without losing a gun during the entire war.

An excerpt from the MOH recommendation reads, "In a crisis of action when our lines were being pressed by an overwhelming force of the enemy, Lieutenant Williston planted three guns of his battery in an exposed but favorable position ... and then personally moved the fourth gun onto the skirmish line where, using double charges of canister ... aided in resisting the charge ..."

The artist is Dale Gallon of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. To order a print, readers may go to Norwich University at www.norwich.edu.

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