Walter Fields McWhorter-Salem, WV
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 14.838 W 080° 34.992
17S E 535965 N 4344303
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Sailors Creek, VA on April 6, 1865. He is buried in Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Salem, WV.
Waymark Code: WMZQVE
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2018
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He was born on July 14, 1836 in Lewis County, WV and died on May 17, 1877 in New Milton, WV. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: McWHORTER, WALTER F.
• Rank and organization: Commissary Sergeant, Company E, 3d West Virginia Cavalry
• Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865
• Entered service at: Harrison County, W. Va.
• Date of issue: 3 May 1865
Citation: Capture of flag of 6th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.).
Armed Service: Army
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