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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

Patrick Rogan

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: First Sergeant)
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company A,
    7th U.S. Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: August 9, 1877
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Big Hole, Montana, USA
Citation
Verified and reported the company while subjected to a galling fire from the enemy.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: December 2, 1878
  • Born: 1847, County Leitrim, Ireland
  • Died: December 27, 1912, Rock Springs, WY, United States
  • Buried: City (St. Joesph's Catholic) Cemetery (MH) (59-3-1), Rock Springs, WY, United States
 

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