First Sergeant Patrick Golden, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on August 13, 1868 vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Golden was about 32 years old.
30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 24, 1869.
Golden was born in 1836 in County Sligo, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Golden died on May 25, 1872 in Fort Columbus, New York, at the age of about 36. He is buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Golden is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 142 credited to California.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- 1836Born in County Sligo, Ireland
- August 13, 1868Act of valor — Vicinity of the Black Mountains, ArizonaAge about 32. Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
- July 24, 1869Medal of Honor presented
- May 25, 1872Died in Fort Columbus, New YorkAge about 36.
- Resting placeCypress Hills National CemeteryBrooklyn, New York
Biography
Patrick Golden (c. 1836 – May 25, 1872) was an Irish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of 34 men received the Medal of Honor for "bravery in scouts and actions" in several engagements against the Apache Indians in the Arizona Territory from August to October 1868.
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