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Sergeant · U.S. Army

John Moriarity

Sergeant John Moriarity, Army, received the Medal of Honor vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns Born in England

Sergeant John Moriarity, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry.

The medal was presented on September 6, 1869.

Moriarity was born on March 10, 1846 in Huddersfield, England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Moriarity died on October 12, 1913 in Yountville, California, at the age of 67. He is buried at Veterans Home of California Cemetery in Yountville, California.

Moriarity is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.

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

Timeline

  1. March 10, 1846
    Born in Huddersfield, England
  2. September 6, 1869
    Medal of Honor presented
  3. October 12, 1913
    Died in Yountville, California
    Age 67.
  4. Resting place
    Veterans Home of California Cemetery
    Yountville, California

Same unit

MC Michael Corcoran Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CD Cornelius Donavan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JG Jacob Gunther Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 FH Frank Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 DM David A. Matthews Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JM James McNally First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 SR Samuel Richman Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Massachusetts

Jeremiah J. Murphy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 SN Solon D. Neal Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 BS Benjamin F. Stewart Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 MO Michael O'Regan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 WW William Winterbottom Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 Edward P. Grimes Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879
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.