One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Medal of Honor Recipient John Wollam
Additional Details
Accredited to: Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 20, 1864
Born: 1838, Hamilton, Butler County, OH, United States
Died: September 26, 1890, Topeka, KS, United States
Buried: Fairmount Cemetery (PM) (Old Sec. E-149), Jackson, OH, United States