WALTER L. MUNDELL
Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and Organization: Corporal, Company E, 5th
Michigan Infantry. Place and Date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865. Entered
Service At: Dallas, Mich. Born: 1839, Michigan. Date Of Issue:
10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.
Walter L. Mundell enlisted in the 3rd Michigan
Volunteer Infantry in 1861. Before War's end, he had served in both the 3rd and
5th Michigan Volunteer Infantries, had been wounded twice, captured a
Confederate Battle Flag at the Battle of Saylor's Creek (April 6, 1865) and
awarded the Medal of Honor. He died on April 20, 1900.
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