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PVT. JOHN WHITMORE MEDAL OF HONOR GRAVESTONE

PVT. JOHN WHITMORE MEDAL OF HONOR GRAVESTONE
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Location: SHINAR CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY

City: PLEASANT GROVE

State: Iowa

Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Grave Stones

Access: Cemetery

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Submitted By: IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM

PVT. JOHN WHITMORE OF THE ILLINOIS 119TH INFANTRY REGIMENT WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR CAPTURING A CONFEDERATE FLAG AT FT. BLAKELY, ALABAMA ON APRIL 9, 1865 IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR.


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