Walter F. Mcwhorter
Born: July 14, 1836 at Lewis County, West Virginia
Home Town: Clarksburg, 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 Commissary Sergeant Walter F. McWhorter, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company E, 3d West Virginia Cavalry, in action at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia, for capture of flag of 6th Tennessee Infantry (Confederate States of America).