Wilmon W. Blackmar
| Wilmon Whilldin Blackmar | |
|---|---|
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| Lahir | 25 Juli 1841 Bristol, Pennsylvania |
| Meninggal | 16 Juli 1905 (umur 63) Boise, Idaho |
| Dikebumikan | Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Pengabdian | Amerika Serikat |
| Dinas/cabang | Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat (Union Army) |
| Lama dinas | 1861 — 8 Juli 1865 |
| Pangkat | Kapten |
| Kesatuan |  15th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry 1st Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry |
| Perang/pertempuran | Perang Saudara Amerika: |
| Penghargaan |  Medal of Honor |
| Pekerjaan lain | Pengacara |
Wilmon Whilldin Blackmar (25 Juli 1841 – 16 Juli 1905) adalah seorang perwira militer Amerika Serikat yang berjuang dalam Union Army sebagai anggota 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry[1] dan 1st West Virginia Cavalry pada Perang Saudara Amerika. Ia meraih penghargaan tertinggi negara tersebut, Medal of Honor, atas pengabdiannya dalam Pertempuran Five Forks pada 1 April 1865.[2] Penghargaannya diberikan pada 23 Oktober 1897.[3]
Referensi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- ^ Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Vol. IV: "One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment (15th Pennsylvania Cavalry)", pp. 902-949. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1870.
- ^ "Blackmar, Wilmon W. Mt. Pleasant: South Carolina: Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Diakses tanggal September 14, 2013.
- ^ "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Center for Military History." Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2012-09-06. Diakses tanggal September 14, 2013.
Pranala luar
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Wilmon Whilldin Blackmar.
- "70 Commonwealth" and "72 Commonwealth" (background information with photographs regarding the homes owned in Boston by Wilmon Blackmar). Boston, Massachusetts: Back Bay Houses, retrieved online September 23, 2018.
- Joseph, Dana. "The General Custer Trevilian Collection and Libbie's Love Letters: A Union soldier risked his life to return the spoils of war — the intimate correspondence from Gen. Custer’s wife." Dallas, Texas: Cowboys & Indians: The Premier Magazine of the West, April 26, 2016.
- "Letter from Wilmon W. Blackmar to Theodore Roosevelt". Dickinson, North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University, retrieved online September 23, 2018.
| Didahului oleh: John C. Black |
Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic 1904 – 1905 |
Diteruskan oleh: John Rigdon King |