BIRTH: 05 MAY 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH: IRELAND
DEATH: 31 AUG 1913
PLACE OF DEATH: SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA
BURIAL: OAKLAND CEMETERY, SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA
NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the U.S. Civil War.
CITATION:
Single-handed and slightly wounded he accosted a squad of 14 Confederate soldiers bearing the colors of the 16th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.). By an imaginary ruse he secured their surrender and kept them at bay when the regimental commander discovered him and rode away for assistance.