Wadeville, Wood County, West Virginia
Wadeville Cemetery
Earned The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism April 02, 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA
| Name |
Co & Unit |
Born/Place |
Died |
Buried |
City/County |
Rank |
Hometown |
| Adam White |
Co. G, 11th West
Virginia Infantry |
Switzerland |
May 19, 1895 |
Wadeville Cemetery |
Wadeville, Wood County |
CPL |
Parkersburg |
{photo by Don Morfe]
Corporal Adam White was one of
four men who earned the Medal of Honor in an engagement with Confederate forces
at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, on April 2, 1865. In that action Corporal White
was cited for his capture of a battle flag of the Confederate Army.