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

Patrick McGuire

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Chicago Mercantile Battery,
    Illinois Light Artillery
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 22, 1863
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Citation
Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through the embrasure of the enemy's works.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: January 15, 1895
  • Born: 1840, Ireland
  • Died: September 8, 1898, Chicago, IL, United States
  • Buried: Calvary Cemetery (Y-15S-11), Evanston, IL, United States
 

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