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Civil War

Walter F. McWhorter

Commissary Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company E, 3d West Virginia Cavalry

6 April 1865 · Sailors Creek, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
West Virginia
Action
Sailors Creek, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Capture of flag of 6th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources

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