William W. Winegar
Union Army officer during the American Civil War
Died when: 74 years 319 days (898 months)Star Sign: Libra
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William Wirt Winegar (1844 – 1916) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Five Forks fought on April 1, 1865 southwest of Petersburg, Virginia.
The battle was part of the Appomattox Campaign and was a victory for Union forces under Maj.Gen.Philip H.
Sheridan over Confederate Maj.Gen.George E.Pickett.Winegar enlisted in the Army from Mount Morris, New York in August 1862.
He was commissioned as an officer in November 1864, and mustered out with his regiment in June 1865.
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