b. 04/12/1841 Tipperary, Ireland. d. 25/05/1924 Springfield, Massachusetts.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 19/10/1864 Cedar Creek, Virginia.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company D, 5th New York Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia. He received his Medal on October 26, 1864.
MOH CITATION:
Recapture of the flag of the 15th New Jersey Infantry.
BURIAL LOCATION: ST BENEDICT’S CEMETERY, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.