b. 1840 Hamilton, Ohio. d. 26/09/1890 Topeka, Kansas.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 04/1862 Georgia.
John Wollam MOH
John Wollam was born in 1840 in Hamilton, Ohio. He served as a private in the 21st Ohio Infantry. He was a participant in the Great Locomotive Chase and thus was one of the first soldiers to receive the medal. His received his medal on July 20, 1864.
MOH CITATION:
One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
BURIAL LOCATION: FAIRMOUNT CEMETERY, JACKSON, OHIO.
LOT 149, OLD BLOCK.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
