Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Congressional Medal of Honor

Recipients of Ohio County

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 30, 2013

1. Congressional Medal of Honor Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Civil War
1865 Josiah M. Curtis
1865 Daniel A. Wood
1865 Joseph McCauslin
1865 Thomas Anderson

Indian Wars
1869 Michael Corcoran
1874 William Dixon
1875 Daniel Bishop

Noncombatant
1904 Robert Edward Cox

Spanish American War
1914 Henry Nehemiah Nickerson

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 40° 4.092′ N, 80° 43.489′ W. Marker is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. Memorial is on Wheeling Heritage Trail west of Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (a few steps from this marker); Warwick China Co. Memorial (a few steps from

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 30, 2013

2. Congressional Medal of Honor Marker

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this marker); First Mass in West Virginia (a few steps from this marker); The Sisters of St. Joseph (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Wheeling Wharf (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.

Additional commentary.
1. Henry Nehemiah Nickerson
Henry Nehemiah Nickerson was a Boatswain's Mate who showed extraordinary heroism during the siege of Vera Cruz on April 21, 1914. The Spanish American War began and ended in 1898. The Siege of Vera Cruz was the US reaction to the Tampico Affair in 1914.

— Submitted November 11, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.

2. Robert Edward Cox
Robert Edward Cox was a Gunner's Mate who was honored for fighting a fire on the USS Missouri in 1904.

— Submitted November 11, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Photographed By Dan Reynard, September 9, 2021

3. Congressional Medal of Honor Marker

Congressional Medal of Honor image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 30, 2013

4. Congressional Medal of Honor

Close-up of image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 569 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on May 17, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on November 11, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.