Private John Francis O'Sullivan, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on December 8, 1874 in Staked Plains, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry. O'Sullivan was about 24 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 13, 1875.
O'Sullivan was born in 1850 in County Kerry, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. O'Sullivan died on May 19, 1907 in New York, New York, at the age of about 57. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Texas, New York.
O'Sullivan 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
Gallantry in a long chase after Indians.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- 1850Born in County Kerry, Ireland
- December 8, 1874Act of valor — Staked Plains, TexasAge about 24. Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry
- October 13, 1875Medal of Honor presented
- May 19, 1907Died in New York, New YorkAge about 57.
- Resting placeCalvary CemeteryTexas, New York
Biography
John Francis O'Sullivan (c. 1850 – May 19, 1907) was an Irish-born soldier who emigrated to New York City, where he joined the United States Army who served with the 4th U.S. Cavalry during the Texas–Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against a hostile band of Indians at the Staked Plains in Texas on December 8, 1874.
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