Corporal Adam White, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 2, 1865 at Hatcher's Run, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 11th West Virginia Infantry. White was 41 years old.
65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 13, 1865.
White was born on December 21, 1823 in Switzerland — one of 6 recipients born in Switzerland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. White died on May 19, 1895 in Tyner, West Virginia, at the age of 71. He is buried at Wadesville Cemetery in Wadesville, West Virginia.
White is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to West Virginia.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Places
- Buried: Wadesville Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- December 21, 1823Born in Switzerland
- April 2, 1865Act of valor — Hatcher's Run, VirginiaAge 41. Company G, 11th West Virginia Infantry
- June 13, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- May 19, 1895Died in Tyner, West VirginiaAge 71.
- Resting placeWadesville CemeteryWadesville, West Virginia
Biography
Adam White (21 December 1823 – 19 May 1895) was a Swiss-born American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. Born in Switzerland on 21 December 1823, Adam White was a corporal in the United States Army during the American Civil War. While assigned to the 11th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, for his actions on 2 April 1865 at Hatcher's Run in Virginia, White was awarded the Medal of Honor on 13 June 1865.
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