b. 26/12/1840 Detroit, Michigan. d. 13/02/1915 Chicago, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
James Dunne MOH2
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in the Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Light Artillery. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads “Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy’s works.” He did not receive the Medal until 15 January 1895.
MOH CITATION:
Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy’s works.
BURIAL LOCATION: CALVARY CEMETERY, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.
SECTION Y, LOT 16
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
