Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Major Augustus Barry received the Medal of Honor for his actions in 1863 in Tennessee & Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 16th U.S. Infantry. Barry was about 23 years old.
The medal was presented on February 28, 1870, 7 years after the action.
Barry was born in 1840 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York City, New York. Barry died on August 3, 1871 in Mechanicsville, Virginia, at the age of about 31. He is buried at Cold Harbor National Cemetery in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
Barry 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
Gallantry in various actions during the rebellion.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: composer
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- 1840Born in Ireland
- 1863Act of valor — Tennessee & GeorgiaAge about 23. 16th U.S. Infantry
- February 28, 1870Medal of Honor presented
- August 3, 1871Died in Mechanicsville, VirginiaAge about 31.
- Resting placeCold Harbor National CemeteryMechanicsville, Virginia
Biography
Augustus Barry (c. 1840 – August 3, 1871) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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