| Adam White | |||||||
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1823 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Switzerland | ||||||
| Death Place: | Tyner, West Virginia, US | ||||||
| Resting Place: | Wadesville Cemetery Wood County, WV, US | ||||||
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Adam White (21 December 182319 May 1895) was a Swiss-born American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.
Born in Switzerland on 21 December 1823, Adam White was a corporal in the Union Army during the American Civil War. While assigned to the 11th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, for his actions on 2 April 1865 at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, White was awarded the Medal of Honor on 13 June 1865. His citation therefor reads:
White died on 19 May 1895 in Tyner, West Virginia. He was buried in the Wadesville Cemetery in Wood County, West Virginia.