DOUGHERTY, MICHAEL - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Jefferson, Va., 12 October 1863. Entered service at:
Philadelphia, Pa. Born: 10 May 1844, Ireland. Date of issue: 23 January
1897. Citation: At the head of a detachment of his company dashed across
an open field, exposed to a deadly fire from the enemy, and succeeded in
dislodging them from an unoccupied house, which he and his comrades defended
for several hours against repeated attacks, thus preventing the enemy from
flanking the position of the Union forces.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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