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Walter L. Mundell

Corporal Walter L. Mundell, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 6, 1865

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Walter L. Mundell received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 5th Michigan Infantry. Mundell was 26 years old.

59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 10, 1865.

Mundell was born on August 4, 1838 in Michigan. His Medal of Honor is credited to Dallas, Clinton County, Michigan. Mundell died on April 20, 1900 in Fowler, Michigan, at the age of 61. He is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery in St. John's Bengal Township, Michigan.

Mundell is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

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Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. August 4, 1838
    Born in Michigan
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia
    Age 26. Company E, 5th Michigan Infantry
  3. May 10, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 20, 1900
    Died in Fowler, Michigan
    Age 61.
  5. Resting place
    Oak Ridge Cemetery
    St. John's Bengal Township, Michigan

Also honored for actions on April 6, 1865

JB John Francis Benjamin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orrin Bennett Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Hugh Patterson Boon Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewis Francis Brest Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Andrew Bringle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Chapman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Trustrim Connell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TD Thomas Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 60 recipients for April 6, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Michigan

CS Charles Francis Sancrainte Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GC George Washington Clute Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William Herbert Withington Captain · Army Civil War · 1861 William G. Whitney Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 DM Daniel Robert McFall Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 HL Henry Lewis Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.