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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

John Wollam

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company C,
    33d Ohio Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1862
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Georgia, USA
Citation
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
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
 

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