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John J. Walsh

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John J. Walsh

Birth
Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death
25 May 1924 (aged 82)
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company D, 5th New York Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia. His citation reads "Recapture of the flag of the 15th New Jersey Infantry."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company D, 5th New York Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia. His citation reads "Recapture of the flag of the 15th New Jersey Infantry."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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JOHN WALSH
MEDAL OF HONOR
CORP CO D 5 NY CAVALRY
CIVIL WAR
DEC 4 1841 MAY 25 1924

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Dec 22, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8201297/john_j-walsh: accessed ), memorial page for John J. Walsh (4 Dec 1841–25 May 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8201297, citing Saint Benedict's Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.