John O'Callaghan – Medal of Honor, Indian Campaigns (1868)

Sergeant John O'Callaghan, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on August 13, 1868 vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry. O'Callaghan was about 30 years old.

30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 24, 1869.

O'Callaghan was born in 1838 in New York, New York, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

O'Callaghan is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 142 credited to California.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.

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

Timeline

1838
Born in New York, New York, New York
August 13, 1868
Act of valor — Vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona
Age about 30. Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
July 24, 1869
Medal of Honor presented

Also honored for actions on August 13, 1868

See all 31 recipients for August 13, 1868 →

Same unit

CC Charles Crandall Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JH John Hall Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 EP Edward Pengally Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

More Indian Campaigns recipients from California

JC John Carr Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 HM Herbert Mahers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 ES Edward Stanley Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JL Jeptha L. Lytton Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JY John P. Yount Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1871 FH Frank Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

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.