b. 12/07/1841 Cavendish, Vermont. d. 27/07/1916 Fredericksburg, Virginia.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 03/05/1863 Salem Heights, Virginia.
Daniel D Wheeler MOH
Daniel D. Wheeler was born 12 July, 1841 and was born in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. He fought in multiple battles of the American Civil War with the 4th Vermont Infantry regiment as a First Lieutenant. After the war, he was commissioned in the Regular Army and retired in 1905 with the rank of Brigadier General.
General Wheeler was a companion of the California Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
Wheeler spent the last years of his life in Fredericksburg, Virginia and died there on 27 July, 1916. He is interred in the City Cemetery where in May, 2012, plaques commemorating his service in the Union Army and his Medal of Honor were installed on his grave.
MOH CITATION:
Distinguished bravery in action where he was wounded and had a horse shot from under him.
BURIAL LOCATION: FREDERICKSBURG CEMETERY, FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
