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Michael Crowley

Private Michael Crowley, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on March 2, 1865 in Waynesboro, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War March 2, 1865

Private Michael Crowley was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 2, 1865 in Waynesboro, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 22d New York Cavalry. Crowley was about 21 years old.

13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 26, 1865.

Crowley was born in 1844 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Crowley died in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Crowley is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.

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

Timeline

  1. 1844
    Born in Rochester, Monroe County, New York
  2. March 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Waynesboro, Virginia
    Age about 21. Company A, 22d New York Cavalry
  3. March 26, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented

Also honored for actions on March 2, 1865

Charles W. Anderson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Henry H. Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 CB Christopher C. Bruton Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 WC Warren Carman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HC Hartwell B. Compson Major · Army Civil War · 1865 CG Charles Arthur Goheen First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 HH Harry Harvey Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 Andrew Kuder Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 GL George Ladd Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JM James Madison Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JM John Miller Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Robert Niven Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 14 recipients for March 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from New York

LN Llewellyn Powell Norton Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 DH Dennis William Hickey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 PC Peter Cotton Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1862 JB John Breen Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1862 JH James Howard Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CB Charles Bradley Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863
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.