(*)John Samuel McWhorter (1838, West Virginia-18 Jul 1921, Summit Co., Ohio). He was the son of Henry and Hannah (Jones) McWhorter and married Eliza Stalnaker, Nov 12, 1863 in Lewis County, WV. They had 3 daughters;
1. Laura (McWhorter) Corley
2. Iona (McWhorter) Gumm
3. Grace (McWhorter) Neely
HISTORY:
"Thomas McWhorter and Delila Stalnaker had one son, Henry. He was a commissary Sergeant, Company E., Third West Virginia Volunteers Cavalry. Henry was killed in a fight at the Gibson house on Greenbrier River, (**)Poschontas County, West Virginia, January 22 or 23 (near midnight), 1863. Early in the engagement, he fell mortally wounded, and congratulated himself that it was his privilege to die in battle for his country. A few moments later he was shot through the heart.
Two of Henry’s sons were non-commissioned officers in the same company and saw their father killed. One of them, Walter Fields, was captured and sent to Libby Prison, but at the end of three months was exchanged and returned to his regiment and promoted to Commissary Sergeant.
At the battle of Sailor’s Creek, Virginia, three days before Gen. Lee’s surrender, Walter captured a confederate flag and received the guns of seven prisoners, for which he was granted a thirty-day’s furlough. For this signal bravery, it is said that he was awarded a (***)special medal by Congress, but this I have not verified.
Walter participated in the Battle of Salem, Virginia, December 1863, and on the retreat in crossing a badly swollen stream, a four-horse team became stranded and were drowning. General Averil ordered McWhorter to swim out and cut them loose, which he successfully accomplished. The team was saved, but the health of the brave soldier was ruined forever. It was bitter cold, and within a few moments after emerging from the icy waters, his clothing was frozen stiff. He contracted a severe cold, which settled on his lungs, and ultimately caused his death in April 1877.
*The other son, DR. (aka Rev.)JOHN SAMUEL MCWHORTER, was also in the Salem fight where he suffered extremely from frozen feet. While at Salem he called at a house for a lunch, for which he paid the woman fifty cents. The hungry soldier devoured this and came near dying; the food contained poison. Afterwards he contracted kidney trouble, followed by a severe attack of pneumonia. He served as a corporal."
**Congressional Medal of Honor
***Pocahontas County
REF: “The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia”, 1915. By Lucullus Virgil McWhorter
Contributor: Dennis W. McWhorter - [email protected]
1. Laura (McWhorter) Corley
2. Iona (McWhorter) Gumm
3. Grace (McWhorter) Neely
HISTORY:
"Thomas McWhorter and Delila Stalnaker had one son, Henry. He was a commissary Sergeant, Company E., Third West Virginia Volunteers Cavalry. Henry was killed in a fight at the Gibson house on Greenbrier River, (**)Poschontas County, West Virginia, January 22 or 23 (near midnight), 1863. Early in the engagement, he fell mortally wounded, and congratulated himself that it was his privilege to die in battle for his country. A few moments later he was shot through the heart.
Two of Henry’s sons were non-commissioned officers in the same company and saw their father killed. One of them, Walter Fields, was captured and sent to Libby Prison, but at the end of three months was exchanged and returned to his regiment and promoted to Commissary Sergeant.
At the battle of Sailor’s Creek, Virginia, three days before Gen. Lee’s surrender, Walter captured a confederate flag and received the guns of seven prisoners, for which he was granted a thirty-day’s furlough. For this signal bravery, it is said that he was awarded a (***)special medal by Congress, but this I have not verified.
Walter participated in the Battle of Salem, Virginia, December 1863, and on the retreat in crossing a badly swollen stream, a four-horse team became stranded and were drowning. General Averil ordered McWhorter to swim out and cut them loose, which he successfully accomplished. The team was saved, but the health of the brave soldier was ruined forever. It was bitter cold, and within a few moments after emerging from the icy waters, his clothing was frozen stiff. He contracted a severe cold, which settled on his lungs, and ultimately caused his death in April 1877.
*The other son, DR. (aka Rev.)JOHN SAMUEL MCWHORTER, was also in the Salem fight where he suffered extremely from frozen feet. While at Salem he called at a house for a lunch, for which he paid the woman fifty cents. The hungry soldier devoured this and came near dying; the food contained poison. Afterwards he contracted kidney trouble, followed by a severe attack of pneumonia. He served as a corporal."
**Congressional Medal of Honor
***Pocahontas County
REF: “The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia”, 1915. By Lucullus Virgil McWhorter
Contributor: Dennis W. McWhorter - [email protected]
(*)John Samuel McWhorter (1838, West Virginia-18 Jul 1921, Summit Co., Ohio). He was the son of Henry and Hannah (Jones) McWhorter and married Eliza Stalnaker, Nov 12, 1863 in Lewis County, WV. They had 3 daughters;
1. Laura (McWhorter) Corley
2. Iona (McWhorter) Gumm
3. Grace (McWhorter) Neely
HISTORY:
"Thomas McWhorter and Delila Stalnaker had one son, Henry. He was a commissary Sergeant, Company E., Third West Virginia Volunteers Cavalry. Henry was killed in a fight at the Gibson house on Greenbrier River, (**)Poschontas County, West Virginia, January 22 or 23 (near midnight), 1863. Early in the engagement, he fell mortally wounded, and congratulated himself that it was his privilege to die in battle for his country. A few moments later he was shot through the heart.
Two of Henry’s sons were non-commissioned officers in the same company and saw their father killed. One of them, Walter Fields, was captured and sent to Libby Prison, but at the end of three months was exchanged and returned to his regiment and promoted to Commissary Sergeant.
At the battle of Sailor’s Creek, Virginia, three days before Gen. Lee’s surrender, Walter captured a confederate flag and received the guns of seven prisoners, for which he was granted a thirty-day’s furlough. For this signal bravery, it is said that he was awarded a (***)special medal by Congress, but this I have not verified.
Walter participated in the Battle of Salem, Virginia, December 1863, and on the retreat in crossing a badly swollen stream, a four-horse team became stranded and were drowning. General Averil ordered McWhorter to swim out and cut them loose, which he successfully accomplished. The team was saved, but the health of the brave soldier was ruined forever. It was bitter cold, and within a few moments after emerging from the icy waters, his clothing was frozen stiff. He contracted a severe cold, which settled on his lungs, and ultimately caused his death in April 1877.
*The other son, DR. (aka Rev.)JOHN SAMUEL MCWHORTER, was also in the Salem fight where he suffered extremely from frozen feet. While at Salem he called at a house for a lunch, for which he paid the woman fifty cents. The hungry soldier devoured this and came near dying; the food contained poison. Afterwards he contracted kidney trouble, followed by a severe attack of pneumonia. He served as a corporal."
**Congressional Medal of Honor
***Pocahontas County
REF: “The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia”, 1915. By Lucullus Virgil McWhorter
Contributor: Dennis W. McWhorter - [email protected]
1. Laura (McWhorter) Corley
2. Iona (McWhorter) Gumm
3. Grace (McWhorter) Neely
HISTORY:
"Thomas McWhorter and Delila Stalnaker had one son, Henry. He was a commissary Sergeant, Company E., Third West Virginia Volunteers Cavalry. Henry was killed in a fight at the Gibson house on Greenbrier River, (**)Poschontas County, West Virginia, January 22 or 23 (near midnight), 1863. Early in the engagement, he fell mortally wounded, and congratulated himself that it was his privilege to die in battle for his country. A few moments later he was shot through the heart.
Two of Henry’s sons were non-commissioned officers in the same company and saw their father killed. One of them, Walter Fields, was captured and sent to Libby Prison, but at the end of three months was exchanged and returned to his regiment and promoted to Commissary Sergeant.
At the battle of Sailor’s Creek, Virginia, three days before Gen. Lee’s surrender, Walter captured a confederate flag and received the guns of seven prisoners, for which he was granted a thirty-day’s furlough. For this signal bravery, it is said that he was awarded a (***)special medal by Congress, but this I have not verified.
Walter participated in the Battle of Salem, Virginia, December 1863, and on the retreat in crossing a badly swollen stream, a four-horse team became stranded and were drowning. General Averil ordered McWhorter to swim out and cut them loose, which he successfully accomplished. The team was saved, but the health of the brave soldier was ruined forever. It was bitter cold, and within a few moments after emerging from the icy waters, his clothing was frozen stiff. He contracted a severe cold, which settled on his lungs, and ultimately caused his death in April 1877.
*The other son, DR. (aka Rev.)JOHN SAMUEL MCWHORTER, was also in the Salem fight where he suffered extremely from frozen feet. While at Salem he called at a house for a lunch, for which he paid the woman fifty cents. The hungry soldier devoured this and came near dying; the food contained poison. Afterwards he contracted kidney trouble, followed by a severe attack of pneumonia. He served as a corporal."
**Congressional Medal of Honor
***Pocahontas County
REF: “The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia”, 1915. By Lucullus Virgil McWhorter
Contributor: Dennis W. McWhorter - [email protected]
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