Captain John Lonergan, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 2, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 13th Vermont Infantry. Lonergan was 24 years old.
27 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 28, 1893, 30 years after the action.
Lonergan was born on April 7, 1839 in Carrick, County Donegal, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. Lonergan died on August 6, 1902 in Montreal, Canada, at the age of 63. He is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Burlington, Vermont.
Lonergan is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in the recapture of four guns and the capture of two additional guns from the enemy; also the capture of a number of prisoners.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- April 7, 1839Born in Carrick, County Donegal, Ireland
- July 2, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge 24. Company A, 13th Vermont Infantry
- October 28, 1893Medal of Honor presented
- August 6, 1902Died in Montreal, CanadaAge 63.
- Resting placeSt. Joseph's CemeteryBurlington, Vermont
Biography
John Lonergan (April 7, 1839–August 6, 1902) was a captain in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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