Corporal John Walsh was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 5th New York Cavalry. Walsh was 22 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 26, 1864.
Walsh was born on December 4, 1841 in Tipperary, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Walsh died on May 25, 1924 in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the age of 82. He is buried at St. Benedict's Cemetery in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Walsh is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Recapture of the flag of the 15th New Jersey Infantry.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- December 4, 1841Born in Tipperary, Ireland
- October 19, 1864Act of valor — Cedar Creek, VirginiaAge 22. Company D, 5th New York Cavalry
- October 26, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- May 25, 1924Died in Springfield, MassachusettsAge 82.
- Resting placeSt. Benedict's CemeterySpringfield, Massachusetts
Biography
John Walsh (December 4, 1841 – May 25, 1924) was an Irish-born Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek, fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
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