b. 26/10/1845 Orono, Ontario, Canada. d. 14/12/1912 St Charles, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 03/04/1865 Oostanaula River, Georgia.
Wesley J Powers MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company F, 147th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 3, 1865, at Oostanaula River, Georgia. He did not receive his Medal until October 24, 1895.
MOH CITATION:
Voluntarily swam the river under heavy fire and secured a ferryboat, by means of which the command crossed.
BURIAL LOCATION: NORTH CEMETERY, ST CHARLES, ILLINOIS.
SECTION F, LOT 15.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
