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SGT Walter Fields McWhorter

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SGT Walter Fields McWhorter

Birth
Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
Death
17 May 1877 (aged 40)
New Milton, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
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Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Commissary Sergeant in the Union Army in Company E, 3d West Virginia Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia on April 6, 1865. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 6th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.)."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Commissary Sergeant in the Union Army in Company E, 3d West Virginia Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia on April 6, 1865. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 6th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.)."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Feb 15, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7188489/walter_fields-mcwhorter: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Walter Fields McWhorter (14 Jul 1836–17 May 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7188489, citing Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.