b. 08/11/1832 Dansville, New York. d. 11/08/1897 Warsaw, New York.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 19/09/1864 Winchester, Virginia.
Andrew J Lorish MOH
Lorish joined the 1st New York Dragoons from Attica, New York in August 1862. He was promoted to regimental sergeant major the next month, but demoted to private before the end of the year. In October 1863 he became the regimental commissary sergeant. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in May 1865, and mustered out with his regiment in June. He received his Medal on September 27, 1864.
Sgt. Lorish was one of two members of the 1st New York Dragoons to receive the Medal of Honor in this action. The other was Corporal Chester B. Bowen. The flag that was captured by Bowen and Lorish was a CSA second national flag belonging to an unidentified unit in Col George S. Patton’s Virginia Infantry Brigade. The flag is now in the possession of the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia.
MOH CITATION:
Amid the enemy he grabbed the flag from a color bearer who then called for help. When the bearer’s comrades were readying their rifles, he dashed directly at them securing their disarming. As he rode away, the Confederates picked up their guns firing at the captor of their flag.
BURIAL LOCATION: FOREST HILLS CEMETERY, ATTICA, NEW YORK.
SECTION F, LOT 6.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
