caption serviceyears branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
william p. black 1861 -- 1864 union army 3 january 1916 woodford county , kentucky united states of america 11th indiana volunteer infantry 37th illinois volunteer infantry medal of honor place of burial battle of pea ridge 11 november 1842 captain william black.jpg william p. black
 william perkins black
william p. black

william perkins black -lrb- november 11 , 1842 -- january 3 , 1916 -rrb- was a lawyer and veteran of the american civil war .
he received america 's highest military decoration - the medal of honor - for his actions at the battle of pea ridge , arkansas , in 1862 .
