Image: Patrick H. Monaghan, U.S. Medal of Honor Winner, c. 1907

Description: Patrick H. Monaghan, shown here circa 1907, was a native of County Mayo, Ireland who fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War as a corporal with Co. F of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor on December 1, 1864 for the gallantry he displayed in battle earlier that year (on June 17) when he recaptured the regimental flag of the 7th New York Heavy Artillery, which had fallen into the hands of Confederate troops the day before. He died in Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on October 22, 1917.
Title: Patrick H. Monaghan, U.S. Medal of Honor Winner, c. 1907
Credit: Beyer, Walter F. and Oscar Frederick Keydel. "Deeds of Valor: How American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor: A History of Our Country’s Recent Wars in Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men Who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battlefield, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations", Vol. I: “Recaptured Colors and Took Two Prisoners”, p. 365. Detroit, Michigan: The Perrien-Keydel Company, 1907. URL: : https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081908182;view=1up;seq=405;size=300
Author: Beyer, Walter F. and Oscar Frederick Keydel. "Deeds of Valor: How American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor: A History of Our Country’s Recent Wars in Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men Who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battlefield, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations", Vol. I: “Recaptured Colors and Took Two Prisoners”, p. 365. Detroit, Michigan: The Perrien-Keydel Company, 1907. URL: : https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081908182;view=1up;seq=405;size=300
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