Corporal Patrick Thomas Leonard was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 28, 1876 at Fort Hartsuff (Grace Creek), Nebraska during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 23d U.S. Infantry. Leonard was about 48 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 26, 1876. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Leonard was born in 1828 in County Clare — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Leonard died on March 1, 1905, at the age of about 77. He is buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Lansing, Kansas.
Leonard 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
Gallantry in charge on hostile Sioux.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- 1828Born in County Clare
- April 28, 1876Act of valor — Fort Hartsuff (Grace Creek), NebraskaAge about 48. Company A, 23d U.S. Infantry
- August 26, 1876Medal of Honor presented
- March 1, 1905DiedAge about 77.
- Resting placeMount Calvary CemeteryLansing, Kansas
Biography
Patrick Thomas Leonard (1828 – March 1, 1905) was a United States Army sergeant who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars. Until 1984, it was believed that Leonard was a double recipient of the Medal of Honor. However, another Irishman, Patrick James Leonard had also received the Medal of Honor.
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