b. 29/06/1829 County Monaghan, Ireland. d. 05/01/1908 Troy, New York.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 21/07/1861 Bull Run, Virginia.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company D, 5th U.S. Artillery. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on July 21, 1861, at Bull Run, Virginia. He did not receive his Medal until August 28, 1897.
MOH CITATION:
Through his personal exertions under a heavy fire, one of the guns of his battery was brought off the field; all the other guns were lost.
BURIAL LOCATION: ST PETER’S CEMETERY, TROY, NEW YORK.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
