Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
William P Hogarty
Details
- Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Lieutenant U.S.A.Captain U.S. Vols.)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company D,
23d New York Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: December 13, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Antietam & Fredericksburg, Maryland & Virginia, USA
Citation
Distinguished gallantry in actions while attached to Battery B, 4th U.S. Artillery; lost his left arm at Fredericksburg.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Elmira, Chemung County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: June 22, 1891
- Born: February 16, 1840, New York, NY, United States
- Died: October 23, 1914, Stillwater, OK, United States
- Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery (PM), Kansas City, KS, United States
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