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Rank and organization:   Major, 88th New York Infantry.
Place and date:   At Savage Station, Va., 29 June 1862.

Entered service at:   New York, N.Y. Born: 13 September 1833, Ireland.

Date of issue:   18 February 1891.

Citation:   Led his regiment on the enemy's battery, silenced the guns, held the position against overwhelming numbers, and covered the retreat of the 2d Army Corps.

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• Interment.net ~ Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

• Ancestry.com ~ A huge compilation of databases some of which are free and some of which require a paid subscription.

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