Patrick Martin – Medal of Honor, Indian Campaigns (1873)

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Patrick Martin received the Medal of Honor for his actions in June 1873 in Castle Dome & Santa Maria Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company G, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Martin was about 27 years old.

The medal was presented on April 12, 1875, 2 years after the action.

Martin was born in 1846 in County Offaly, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Martin died on December 12, 1895, at the age of about 49.

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

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallant services in operations of Capt. James Burns, 5th U.S. Cavalry.

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

Timeline

1846
Born in County Offaly, Ireland
June 1873
Act of valor — Castle Dome & Santa Maria Mountains, Arizona
Age about 27. Company G, 5th U.S. Cavalry
April 12, 1875
Medal of Honor presented
December 12, 1895
Died
Age about 49.

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

TS Thomas J. Smith Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 MH Mathew H. Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 TK Thomas Kerrigan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 BM Bernard McCann Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 ✦ WF William H. Folly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 CK Charles Kelley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

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.