Corporal John Keough was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry. Keough was about 30 years old.
59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 10, 1865.
Keough was born in 1835 in County Tipperary, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Records also list him as Shannahan, Thomas.
Keough is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of battle flag of 50th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: County Tipperary — map
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Timeline
- 1835Born in County Tipperary, Ireland
- April 6, 1865Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), VirginiaAge about 30. Company E, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry
- May 10, 1865Medal of Honor presented
Biography
John Keough (born c. 1835; date of death unknown) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Keough was born in County Tipperary, Ireland in about 1835 and it is believed he entered service in Annapolis, Maryland or Albany, New York. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism shown on April 6, 1865, while serving as a corporal with Company E, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry, at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, in Virginia. Keough won his medal for capturing the battle flag of the Confederate States Army's 50th Georgia Infantry. His Medal of Honor was issued on May 10, 1865.
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