First Lieutenant Daniel Davis Wheeler, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 3, 1863 at Salem Heights, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 4th Vermont Infantry. Wheeler was 21 years old.
29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 28, 1892, 28 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brigadier General Ret..
Wheeler was born on July 12, 1841 in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. Wheeler died on July 27, 1916 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, at the age of 75. He is buried at Fredericksburg City Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Wheeler is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Distinguished bravery in action where he was wounded and had a horse shot from under him.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Distinguished bravery in action where he was wounded and had a horse shot from under him.
- Age at death: 75
- Resting place: Fredericksburg City Cemetery
Places
- Buried: Fredericksburg City Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- July 12, 1841Born in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont
- May 3, 1863Act of valor — Salem Heights, VirginiaAge 21. Company G, 4th Vermont Infantry
- March 28, 1892Medal of Honor presented
- July 27, 1916Died in Fredericksburg, VirginiaAge 75.
- Resting placeFredericksburg City CemeteryFredericksburg, Virginia
Biography
Daniel Davis Wheeler (July 12, 1841 – July 27, 1916) was an American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions during the American Civil War.
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