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Civil War
Patrick Ginley
Private · U.S. Army
Company G, 1st New York Light Artillery
25 August 1864 · Reams Station, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Reams Station, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
The command having been driven from the works, he, having been left alone between the opposing lines, crept back into the works, put 3 charges of canister in one of the guns, and fired the piece directly into a body of the enemy about to seize the works; he then rejoined his command, took the colors, and ran toward the enemy, followed by the command, which recaptured the works and guns.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
