Thomas Horan-Dunkirk, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 28.344 W 079° 19.032
17T E 638331 N 4703600
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Gettysburg, PA on July 2, 1863. He is buried in Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Dunkirk, NY.
Waymark Code: WMZ7ZC
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2018
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He was born in 1839 in Ireland and died on January 1, 1902 in Madison, IL. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HORAN, THOMAS
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 72d New York Infantry
• Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863
• Entered service at: Dunkirk, N.Y.
• Date of issue: 5 April 1898
Citation: In a charge of his regiment this soldier captured the regimental flag of the 8th Florlda Infantry (C.S.A.).
Armed Service: Army
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