b. 03/01/1843 Ireland. d. 01/02/1929 Soldiers Home, Washington.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Edward Welsh MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Sergeant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private in Company D, 54th Ohio Infantry for action at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. He did not receive his Medal until May 11, 1894.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
BURIAL LOCATION: MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY, WASHINGTON DC.
SECTION 8, LOT Z, LOT 9
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
