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John Whedon Steele

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John Whedon Steele Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Middleburg, Logan County, Ohio, USA
Death
26 Apr 1905 (aged 69)
Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.2839768, Longitude: -82.2330174
Plot
Sec. R, Lot 22, Grave 0A
Memorial ID
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army. He was awarded the CMOH as a Major and Aide-de-Camp for action on November 29, 1864 at Spring Hill, Tennessee. His citation reads "During the night attack of the enemy upon the wagon and ammunition train of this officer's corps, he gathered up a force of stragglers and others, assumed command of it, though himself a staff officer, and attacked and dispersed the enemy's forces, thus saving the train."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army. He was awarded the CMOH as a Major and Aide-de-Camp for action on November 29, 1864 at Spring Hill, Tennessee. His citation reads "During the night attack of the enemy upon the wagon and ammunition train of this officer's corps, he gathered up a force of stragglers and others, assumed command of it, though himself a staff officer, and attacked and dispersed the enemy's forces, thus saving the train."

Bio by: Don Morfe




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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Feb 7, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8363580/john_whedon-steele: accessed ), memorial page for John Whedon Steele (21 Dec 1835–26 Apr 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8363580, citing Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.