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Private · U.S. Army

Michael Glynn

Private Michael Glynn, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 13, 1872 in Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns July 13, 1872Born in Ireland

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Michael Glynn received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 13, 1872 in Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Glynn was about 27 years old.

2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 4, 1874, 2 years after the action.

Glynn was born in 1845 in Galway, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York.

Glynn is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

★ Single-Handed Actions

Official Medal of Honor citation

Drove off, singlehandedly, eight hostile Indians, killing and wounding five.

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

Timeline

  1. 1845
    Born in Galway, Ireland
  2. July 13, 1872
    Act of valor — Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory
    Age about 27. Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
  3. December 4, 1874
    Medal of Honor presented

Also honored for actions on July 13, 1872

HN Henry Newman First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 John Nihill Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

Same unit

JB James Brown Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 Edward P. Grimes Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 JM John Mitchell Merrill Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 GM George Moquin Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 JP John A. Poppe Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 HR Hampton Mitchell Roach Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

Thaddeus Brown Glover Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1880 WF William H. Folly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 CH Charles Frederic Humphrey First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 RB Richard Barrett First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 CF Christopher Freemeyer Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 RB Richard Burke Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876
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.