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

Owen McGough

Details
  • Rank: Corporal
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Battery D,
    5th U.S. Artillery
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: July 21, 1861
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Bull Run, Virginia, USA
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.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Cornwall, Orange County, New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: August 28, 1897
  • Born: June 29, 1829, Monaghan, Ireland
  • Died: January 5, 1908, Troy, NY, United States
  • Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery (MH), Troy, NY, United States
 

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