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Medal of Honor Recipient

Walter F. McWhorter

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001539Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 6, 1865

Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Commissary Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company E, 3d West Virginia Cavalry

The Citation

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

Sources & record notes

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  1. Walter F. McWhorter — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001547
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Entered service at
Harrison County, W. Va.
Archive transcription SHA-256
59d28266ed3e73d950c691fbf2eda6d5c278bc81a75e9cba9d9d1abf0a77c9ac

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current reference profile identifies the recipient as Walter F. McWhorter; the inherited Walter F. Mcwhorter rendering remains preserved.