John Milton Whitehead (March 6, 1823 - March 8, 1909) was an American chaplain who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the American Civil War.

Whitehead was born in Wayne County, Indiana on March 6, 1823.

[3][4][5] He earned his medal in action at Battle of Stones River, Murfreesboro, Tennessee on December 31, 1862.

[4][6] Whitehead was married to Mary with whom he had a son named John.

[2] He moved to Kansas in the 1880s and stayed in Silver and eventually Topeka.