# 114-hr-5363: 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.

114-hr-5363, 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., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5363
- Congress: 114
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2016-05-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5363 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5363)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5363 (as of 2025-11-18).