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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Brigadier General
- Service Era
- American Civil War, American Indian Wars, Spanish-American War
- Medals Recorded
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William Mackey Wherry
Brigadier General , U.S. Army
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Army officer who rallied recoiling troops under heavy fire.
William Mackey Wherry was an American brigadier general, author and recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Verified service: 3d U.S. Reserve Missouri Infantry, Company D. At Wilson’s Creek on 10 August 1861, he rallied soldiers recoiling under heavy fire. He later became a brigadier general. Born 13 September 1836 in St. Louis; died 3 November 1918 in Cincinnati; buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.
Sources: https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/william-m-wherry
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