Samuel O. Mcelhinny
Born: 1845 at Meigs County, Ohio
Home Town: Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: May 3, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Samuel O. McElhinny, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company A, 2d West Virginia Cavalry, in action at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia, for capture of flag.