George Wilhelm-Greenville, MS
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Don.Morfe
N 33° 23.646 W 091° 03.336
15S E 680839 N 3696667
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Champion Hill or Bakers Creek, MS on May 16, 1863. He is buried in Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS in the Old Section 112, Lot 194.
Waymark Code: WM111EV
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2019
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He was born on April 2, 1829 in Scioto County, OH and died on August 20, 1920. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WILHELM, GEORGE
• Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 56th Ohio Infantry
• Place and date: At Champion Hill, or Bakers Creek, Miss., 16 May 1863
• Entered service at: Lancaster, Ohio
• Date of issue: 17 November 1887
Citation: Having been badly wounded in the breast and captured, he made a prisoner of his captor and brought him into camp.
Armed Service: Army
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