b. 09/11/1832 Bridgeton, New Jersey. d. 27/07/1917 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 28/10/1863 Wauhatchie, Tennessee.
Moses Veale MOH
Veale joined the 109th Pennsylvania Infantry as a second lieutenant on November 8, 1861. He was assistant provost marshal on the staff of General Christopher C. Augur and assistant commissary Musters and aide-de-campe for General John W. Geary. He had achieved the rank of captain by the date of his Medal of Honor action, receiving the commission on April 4, 1863. The Medal of Honor was awarded January 17, 1897, for gallantry in action on October 28, 1863. The Citation reads – ‘Gallantry in action; manifesting throughout the engagement coolness, zeal, judgment, and courage. His horse was shot from under him and he was hit by four enemy bullets.’
Veale fought in numerous battles such as Antietam, Gettysburg, Battle of Cedar Mountain. Following the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Veale was captured and held in Libby Prison until he was exchanged on September 30, 1862. He was discharged as a major on June 8, 1865. Prior to his discharge he received a brevet rank of colonel on January 16, 1865.
Following the war he stayed some time in Montana, first as the United States attorney for the territory of Montana then as clerk of Indian affairs and finally was appointed adjutant general of Montana with a rank of brigadier on January 8, 1868.
Upon his return to Philadelphia in 1876, the Democratic party nominated him for state senator of the fifth senatorial district. In 1881 the city of Philadelphia nominated him for recorder of deeds. On April 15, 1884, Governor Pattison made Veale the health officer of Philadelphia.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in action; manifesting throughout the engagement coolness, zeal, judgment, and courage. His horse was shot from under him and he was hit by four enemy bullets.
BURIAL LOCATION: LAUREL HILL CEMETERY, BALA CYNWYD, PENNSYLVANIA.
LOT 716, MORELAND SECTION, GRAVE 3.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: FAMILY.
