Medal of Honor Action Place: Cedar Creek, Virginia, USA
Citation
While acting as chief quartermaster of Gen. Sheridan's forces operating in the Shenandoah Valley, McGonnigle was severely wounded while voluntarily leading a brigade of infantry and was commended for the greatest gallantry by Gen. Sheridan.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 21, 1897
Born: March 4, 1829, New York, NY, United States
Died: January 25, 1901, Ashville, NC, United States
Buried: Riverside Cemetery (MH) (G-21-3) , Ashville, NC, United States