What key details about william parker -lrb- medal of honor -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: william parker -lrb- born c. 1832 , date of death unknown -rrb- was a union navy sailor in the american civil war and a recipient of the u.s. military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor , for his actions at the battle of forts jackson and st. philip . born about 1832 in boston , parker was still living in that city when he joined the navy . he served during the civil war as a captain of the afterguard on the . at the battle of forts jackson and st. philip near new orleans on april 24 , 1862 , he was stationed at the ship 's wheel and '' conscientiously performed his duties '' despite heavy fire . for this action , he was awarded the medal of honor a year later on april 3 , 1863 . parker 's official medal of honor citation reads : at the wheel on board the u.s.s. '' cayuga '' during the capture of forts st. philip and jackson , and new orleans , 24 and 25 april 1862 . as his ship led the advance column toward the barrier and both forts opened fire simultaneously , striking the vessel from stem to stern , parker conscientiously performed his duties throughout the action in which attempts by 3 rebel steamers to butt and board were thwarted , and the ships driven off . eleven gunboats were successfully engaged and the enemy garrisons forced to surrender during this battle in which the '' cayuga '' sustained 46 hits . in 1894 , parker was a sailmaker 's mate newly assigned to the . he was arrested for drunkenness while ashore in brooklyn that year and court-martialed . members of the court learned that parker was a medal of honor recipient when he wore his dress uniform , complete with medal , to the trial . the court found parker guilty but handed down no punishment .
- placeofburial label is place of burial- battles is american philip civil war battle of forts jackson and st.- allegiance is united states- awards is medal of honor- birth date is circa 1832- unit is cayuga 1861 6 san francisco c-5- name is william parker- branch is united states navy- birth place is boston- rank is captain of the afterguard