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Patrick Delacey

First Sergeant Patrick Delacey, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 6, 1864 at Wilderness Campaign, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 6, 1864

First Sergeant Patrick Delacey was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 6, 1864 at Wilderness Campaign, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 143d Pennsylvania Infantry. Delacey was 28 years old.

12 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 24, 1894, 29 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant.

Delacey was born on November 25, 1835 in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Delacey died on April 27, 1915 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the age of 79. He is buried at St. Catherine's Catholic Cemetery in Moscow, Pennsylvania.

Delacey is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Running ahead of the line, under a concentrated fire, he shot the color bearer of a Confederate regiment on the works, thus contributing to the success of the attack.

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

Places

  • Born: Carbondale — map
  • Died: Pennsylvania — map
  • Buried: Moscow — map

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Timeline

  1. November 25, 1835
    Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
  2. May 6, 1864
    Act of valor — Wilderness Campaign, Virginia
    Age 28. Company A, 143d Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. April 24, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 27, 1915
    Died in Scranton, Pennsylvania
    Age 79.
  5. Resting place
    St. Catherine's Catholic Cemetery
    Moscow, Pennsylvania

Biography

Patrick DeLacy (November 25, 1835 – April 27, 1915) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. DeLacy received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on 6 May 1864. He was honored with the award on 24 April 1894.

From the Wikipedia article “Patrick DeLacy”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Further reading

Also honored for actions on May 6, 1864

Henry Harrison Bingham Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Henri Le fevre Brown Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 TB Thomas Burk Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 James Madison Drake Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 EE Edmund English First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 HH Henry Hill Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 Leopold Karpeles Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Joseph Bell Kemp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 SR Stephen Rought Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 WT William P. Thompson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ Benjamin Franklin Tracy Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 JY James Marvin Young Private · Army Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

GH George W. Harris Private · Army Civil War · 1864 TK Theodore L. Kramer Private · Army Civil War · 1864 St. Clair Agustin Mulholland Major · Army Civil War · 1863 MM Michael McKeever Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Charles D. Marquette Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 BS Bernard A. Strausburgh First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.