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Peter McAdams

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Peter McAdams

Birth
Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Death
29 Sep 1926 (aged 92)
Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Manayunk, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
Section F, Range 2, Tier East, Square XXII
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Second Lieutenant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Corporal in Company A, 98th Pennsylvania Infantry for action on May 3 1863 at Salem Heights, Virginia. His citation reads "Went 250 yards in front of his regiment toward the position of the enemy and, under fire, brought within the lines a wounded and unconscious comrade."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Second Lieutenant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Corporal in Company A, 98th Pennsylvania Infantry for action on May 3 1863 at Salem Heights, Virginia. His citation reads "Went 250 yards in front of his regiment toward the position of the enemy and, under fire, brought within the lines a wounded and unconscious comrade."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Mar 2, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7227449/peter-mcadams: accessed ), memorial page for Peter McAdams (21 Apr 1834–29 Sep 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7227449, citing Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Manayunk, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.