First Sergeant Martin Conboy was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 5, 1862 in Williamsburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 37th New York Infantry. Conboy was about 29 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 11, 1892, 30 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant.
Conboy was born in 1833 in Roscommon, Ballagh County, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Conboy died on December 21, 1909 in East Orange, New Jersey, at the age of about 76. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in East Orange, Virginia.
Conboy is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Took command of the company in action, the captain having been wounded, the other commissioned officers being absent, and handled it with skill and bravery.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- 1833Born in Roscommon, Ballagh County, Ireland
- May 5, 1862Act of valor — Williamsburg, VirginiaAge about 29. Company B, 37th New York Infantry
- October 11, 1892Medal of Honor presented
- December 21, 1909Died in East Orange, New JerseyAge about 76.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryEast Orange, Virginia
Biography
Martin Conboy Sr. (1833 – December 21, 1909) was an Irish-born soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Conboy received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Williamsburg in Virginia on 5 May 1862. He was honored with the award on 11 October 1892.
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