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

Congressional Medal of Honor

Recipients of Ohio County

 
 
Congressional Medal of Honor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 30, 2013
1. Congressional Medal of Honor Marker
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 & PatriotismWar, Spanish-AmericanWar, US CivilWars, 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 this marker); First Mass in West Virginia (a few steps from this marker); The Sisters of St. Joseph (within shouting distance
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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.
 
Congressional Medal of Honor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 30, 2013
2. Congressional Medal of Honor Marker
Congressional Medal of Honor Marker image. Click for full size.
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 619 times since then and 14 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.

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