William Mackey Wherry (September 13, 1836 – November 3, 1918) was an American brigadier general, author and recipient of the Medal of Honor.

[2] While serving in the American Civil War, as a First Lieutenant of Company D, 3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry and aide-de-camp to Nathaniel Lyon.

Wherry's Medal of Honor was issued after the war on October 30, 1895, with the citation "Displayed conspicuous coolness and heroism in rallying troops that were recoiling under heavy fire".

[1] After the Civil War, Wherry served as a Brevet Colonel while assigned to Headquarters First Military District in Richmond, Virginia.

[4] Wherry was a companion of the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.