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Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
James Dunne
Details
Rank: Corporal
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 an embrasure of the enemy's works.
Medal of Honor Recipient James Dunne
Additional Details
Accredited to: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: January 15, 1895
Born: December 26, 1840, Detroit, Wayne County, MI, United States
Died: February 13, 1915, Chicago, IL, United States
Buried: Calvary Cemetery (PM) (Y-16), Evanston, IL, United States