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

John Carroll Delaney

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: Brevet Captain)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company I,
    107th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: February 6, 1865
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Dabney's Mills, Virginia, USA
Citation
Sprang between the lines and brought out a wounded comrade about to be burned in the brush.
Medal of Honor Recipient John C. Delaney
Medal of Honor Recipient John C. Delaney
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: August 29, 1894
  • Born: April 22, 1848, Ireland
  • Died: April 4, 1915
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PM) (3-2170-WS), Arlington, VA, United States
 

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