Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
John W Whitmore
Details
- Also Known As: Whittenmore, John W.
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company F,
119th Illinois Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 9, 1865
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Blakely, Alabama, USA
Citation
Capture of flag.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Camden, Schuyler County, Illinois
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 12, 1865
Presented by Lieutenant J. J. Lyon, assistant inspector-general of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at parade.
- Born: July 3, 1844, Brown County, IL, United States
- Died: February 26, 1913, New London, IA, United States
- Buried: Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery (MH), Pleasant Grove, IA, United States