b. 24/09/1845 Manchester, England. d. 26/06/1931 Sawtelle, California.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 19/10/1864 Cedar Creek, Virginia.
Sweeney enlisted in the 1st Vermont Cavalry and was sworn into federal service on Tuesday, November 19, 1861. He saw service with regiment in the eastern theater. He was at the Battle of Winchester, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Third Battle of Winchester, and the Battle of Cedar Creek. A private in Company A, he captured a regimental color, an ambulance, and three officers including the mortally wounded Maj. Gen. Stephen Ramseur at Cedar Creek for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
MOH CITATION:
With one companion captured the state flag of a North Carolina regiment, together with three officers and an ambulance with its mules and driver.
BURIAL LOCATION: LOS ANGELES NATIONAL CEMETERY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
SECTION 78. ROW P, GRAVE 3.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.