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First Sergeant · U.S. Army

James McNally

First Sergeant James McNally, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on August 22, 1868 vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns August 22, 1868Born in Ireland

First Sergeant James McNally, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on August 22, 1868 vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry. McNally was about 29 years old.

11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 6, 1869.

McNally was born in 1839 in County Monaghan, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Albany, Albany County, New York. McNally died on November 26, 1904 in Sawtelle, California, at the age of about 65. He is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

McNally is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.

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

Timeline

  1. 1839
    Born in County Monaghan, Ireland
  2. August 22, 1868
    Act of valor — Vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona
    Age about 29. Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. September 6, 1869
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 26, 1904
    Died in Sawtelle, California
    Age about 65.
  5. Resting place
    Los Angeles National Cemetery
    Los Angeles, California

Also honored for actions on August 22, 1868

TC Thomas Carroll Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 CC Charles Crandall Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 HF Henry Falcott Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 NF Nicholas Foran Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 FG Francis C. Green Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JG Jacob Gunther Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JH John Hall Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 DM David A. Matthews Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 SR Samuel Richman Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JS John Alexander Sutherland Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 WT Wilbur Nelson Taylor Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868

Same unit

MC Michael Corcoran Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CD Cornelius Donavan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FH Frank Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JM John Moriarity Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

Thaddeus Brown Glover Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1880 CH Charles Frederic Humphrey First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 WA William Grafton Austin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 JG John Georgian Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 MH Mathew H. Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 GS George W. Smith Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ✦
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.