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Patrick Thomas Leonard

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Patrick Thomas Leonard

Birth
Death
1 Mar 1905 (aged 76–77)
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Plot
Sec 2 Block 10 lot N1/2 77
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Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. An Irish immigrant, he was issued the award on August 26, 1876 for his actions as a corporal with Company A, 23rd US Infantry, US Army, on April 28, 1876, at Grace Creek near Fort Hartsuff, Nebraska. He was later promoted to the rank of sergeant. His Medal of Honor citation simply reads: "Gallantry in charge on hostile Sioux."
Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. An Irish immigrant, he was issued the award on August 26, 1876 for his actions as a corporal with Company A, 23rd US Infantry, US Army, on April 28, 1876, at Grace Creek near Fort Hartsuff, Nebraska. He was later promoted to the rank of sergeant. His Medal of Honor citation simply reads: "Gallantry in charge on hostile Sioux."

Bio by: William Bjornstad

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Sheriff Leavenworth co. 1870-1873

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  • Originally Created by: Bill Walker
  • Added: May 9, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6403761/patrick_thomas-leonard: accessed ), memorial page for Patrick Thomas Leonard (1828–1 Mar 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6403761, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.