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Sergeant · U.S. Army

Patrick Rogan

Sergeant Patrick Rogan, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on August 9, 1877 in Big Hole, Montana during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns August 9, 1877Born in Ireland

Sergeant Patrick Rogan was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 9, 1877 in Big Hole, Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Infantry. Rogan was about 30 years old.

5 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 2, 1878. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.

Rogan was born in 1847 in County Leitrim, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Rogan died on December 27, 1912 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, at the age of about 65. He is buried at City Cemetery in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

Rogan is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Verified and reported the company while subjected to a galling fire from the enemy.

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

Places

  • Buried: Rock Springs Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1847
    Born in County Leitrim, Ireland
  2. August 9, 1877
    Act of valor — Big Hole, Montana
    Age about 30. Company A, 7th U.S. Infantry
  3. December 2, 1878
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 27, 1912
    Died in Rock Springs, Wyoming
    Age about 65.
  5. Resting place
    City Cemetery
    Rock Springs, Wyoming

Biography

Patrick Rogan (c. 1847 – December 17, 1912) was an Irish-American US Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Indian Wars. He was born in County Leitrim, Ireland. Shortly after immigrating to the United States, Rogan was paid $625 to be a substitute for a man recently called up for the draft. He enlisted in the army in February 1865, serving during the final months of the American Civil War. He was discharged from the army the following July, but reenlisted almost a year later in 1866, joining the 7th US Infantry.

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Also honored for actions on August 9, 1877

LB Lorenzo Dow Brown Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 WC Wilfred Clark Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 WE William D. Edwards First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 JM John McLennon Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 MW Milden H. Wilson Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Pennsylvania

JM John May Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JK John Kirk First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 John W. Comfort Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ZW Zachariah Woodall Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 CD Charles Daily Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 MO Moses Orr Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872
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.