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Andrew Traynor

Corporal Andrew Traynor, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on March 16, 1864 at Mason's Hill, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War March 16, 1864

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Andrew Traynor received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 16, 1864 at Mason's Hill, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 1st Michigan Cavalry. Traynor was 21 years old.

The medal was presented on September 28, 1897, 33 years after the action.

Traynor was born on February 9, 1843 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. His Medal of Honor is credited to Rome, Oneida County, New York. Traynor died on July 6, 1920 in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 77. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska.

Traynor is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Having been surprised and captured by a detachment of guerrillas, this soldier, with other prisoners, seized the arms of the guard over them, killed two of the guerrillas, and enabled all the prisoners to escape.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. February 9, 1843
    Born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
  2. March 16, 1864
    Act of valor — Mason's Hill, Virginia
    Age 21. Company D, 1st Michigan Cavalry
  3. September 28, 1897
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. July 6, 1920
    Died in Omaha, Nebraska
    Age 77.
  5. Resting place
    Forest Lawn Cemetery
    Omaha, Nebraska

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Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.