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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

John H Callahan

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company B,
    122d Illinois Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: April 9, 1865
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Blakely, Alabama, USA
Citation

Capture of flag.

Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Scottville, Macoupin County, Illinois
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: July 12, 1865

    Presented by Lieutenant J. J. Lyon, assistant inspector-general of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at parade.

  • Born: January 25, 1845, Shelby County, KY, United States
  • Died: March 13, 1914, Manhattan, KS, United States
  • Buried: Sunset Cemetery (MH) (6-84), Manhattan, KS, United States
 

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