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John Sheerin

Blacksmith John Sheerin, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 8, 1873 at Fort Selden, New Mexico during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns July 8, 1873

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Blacksmith John Sheerin received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 8, 1873 at Fort Selden, New Mexico during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Sheerin was about 32 years old.

4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 12, 1875, 2 years after the action.

Sheerin was born in 1841 in Camden County, New Jersey. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland.

Sheerin is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 85 credited to Maryland.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Services against hostile Indians.

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

Timeline

  1. 1841
    Born in Camden County, New Jersey
  2. July 8, 1873
    Act of valor — Fort Selden, New Mexico
    Age about 32. Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. August 12, 1875
    Medal of Honor presented

Also honored for actions on July 8, 1873

FB Frank Bratling Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 ✦ LL Leonidas S. Lytle Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 JM James L. Morris First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 HW Henry Wills Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Maryland

JM John Mott Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1871 WF William Foster Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 HZ Herman Ziegner Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 Paul H. Weinert Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 AW Augustus Walley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1881 JD John L. Donahue 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.