Medal of Honor
April 1, 1865
Five Forks, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company H, 1st West Virginia Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓At a critical stage of the battle, without orders, led a successful advance upon the enemy.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Wilmon Whilldin Blackmar — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000600
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Captain
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 0363bbe38d9ee31a8fd20e4f1e3b25355f03fa28327759cb6fde0edf580a85c2
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile expands the middle name, preserves Lieutenant as the action rank, and records Captain as the later/highest rank.