The November 12th Wheeling Intelligencer News-Register reported on a Veterans day observance in Wheeling.
The speaker noted that there were seven Medal of Honor winners from the Wheeling/Ohio County area and that plans are in motion for a marker to remember them by. It will be at the Wheeling Heritage Point and will cost approximately $15,000.
Four of the recipients got theirs in the Civil War:
JOSIAH M. CURTIS-- at Petersburg--buried at West Liberty Cemetery
DANIEL A. WOODS-- Sailor's Creek-- buried Greenwood Cemetery in Wheeling
JOSEPH MCCAUSLIN-- Petersburg-- buried West Alexander cemetery in West Alex, Pa.
THOMAS ANDERSON-- Appomattox Station-- Dunkard Cemetery in Lone Pine, Pa.
INDIAN WARS
WILLIAM DIXON-- civilian scout for Army-- at Washita River, Texas Sept. 12, 1874-- buried at Adobe Walls Battlefield Site in Hutchinson, Texas.
DANIEL BISHOP-- March 25, 1873--Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory-- buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Bellaire.
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN
HENRY NEHEMIAH NICKERSON-- USS UTAH-- seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico August 21, 1914-- buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling.
Always Honoring Our heroes. --Cooter
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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