b. 23/12/1837 St John’s, Canada. d. 20/10/1909 Sault St.Marie, Michigan.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 01/05/1863 Chancellorsville, Virginia.
Stephen O’Neill MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. He entered the Union Army at New York and served as a Corporal in Company E, 7th U. S. Infantry. In the conflict at Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 1,1863, he took up the unit colors from the hands of the flag bearer who had been shot down and carried them through the remainder of the battle.
MOH CITATION:
Took up the colors from the hands of the color bearer who had been shot down and bore them through the remainder of the battle.
BURIAL LOCATION: RIVERSIDE CEMETERY, SAULT ST.MARIE, MICHIGAN.
CATHOLIC SECTION, BLOCK 6, LOT 19, SITE 1.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
