Brigadier General (then First Lieutenant) W lliam M. Wherry - St. Louis, MO
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N 38° 41.570 W 090° 13.959
15S E 740682 N 4286326
Civil War US Army Infantry Medal of Honor recipient buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM84P
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Team Troglodyte
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Brigadier General (then First Lieutenant) William M. Wherry

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company D, 3d U.S. Reserve Missouri Infantry.

Place and date: At Wilsons Creek, Mo., 10 August 1861.

Entered service at: St. Louis, Mo.

Born: 13 September 1836, St. Louis, Mo.

Date of Death:  3 November 1918

Date of issue: 30 October 1895.

Citation: Displayed conspicuous coolness and heroism in rallying troops that were recoiling under heavy fire.

Armed Service: Army
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