Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, First Sergeant Jeremiah Mahoney received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 29, 1863 at Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry. Mahoney was about 23 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 1, 1864.
Mahoney was born in 1840 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Mahoney died on November 24, 1902 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of about 62. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Massachusetts.
Mahoney is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 17th Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum — map
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Timeline
- 1840Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
- November 29, 1863Act of valor — Fort Sanders, Knoxville, TennesseeAge about 23. Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry
- December 1, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- November 24, 1902Died in Boston, MassachusettsAge about 62.
- Resting placeHoly Cross CemeteryMalden, Massachusetts
Biography
Jeremiah Mahoney (1840 – November 11, 1902) was a Sergeant in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for capturing the flag of the 17th Mississippi Infantry at the Battle of Fort Sanders along with two other men. Mahoney is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum Malden, Massachusetts.
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