BLACKMAR, WILMON W. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Lieutenant, Company H, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date:   At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.

Entered service at:   ?.

Birth:   Bristol, Pa.

Date of issue:   23 October 1897.

Citation:   At a critical stage of the battle, without orders, led a successful advance upon the enemy.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)