Frank M. Whitman
Civil War
Private, Company G, 35th Massachusetts Infantry, U.S. Army. Awarded for actions at Antietam MM, September 17, 1862, and at Spotsylvania, VA, May 18, 1864.
September 17, 1862
Private, Company G, 35th Massachusetts Infantry, U.S. Army. Awarded for actions at Antietam MM, September 17, 1862, and at Spotsylvania, VA, May 18, 1864.
September 17, 1862
Born in Woodstock, ME, Whitman entered service at Ayersville, MA. He is buried at Riverview Cemetery in Groveland, MA.
Citation: Was among the last to leave the field at Antietam and was instrumental in saving the lives of several of his comrades at the imminent risk of his own. At Spotsylvania was foremost in line in the assault, where he lost a leg.
