Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Wells Howard Blodgett
Details
- Also Known As: Blodgett, Willis
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Colonel)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company D,
37th Illinois Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 30, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Newtonia, Missouri, USA
Citation
With a single orderly, captured an armed picket of eight men and marched them in as prisoners.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 15, 1894
- Born: January 29, 1839, Downer's Grove, Du Page County, IL, United States
- Died: May 8, 1929, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery (PM) (57-2947), St. Louis, MO, United States