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Philip Kennedy

Private Philip Kennedy, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 21, 1876 at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns October 21, 1876Born in Ireland

Private Philip Kennedy, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on October 21, 1876 at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry. Kennedy was about 35 years old.

29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 18, 1877.

Kennedy was born in 1841 in County Galway, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Evansville, Randolph County, Illinois. Kennedy died on November 3, 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of about 42. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Kennedy is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

  1. 1841
    Born in County Galway, Ireland
  2. October 21, 1876
    Act of valor — Cedar Creek, etc., Montana
    Age about 35. Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry
  3. July 18, 1877
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 3, 1883
    Died in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Age about 42.
  5. Resting place
    Spring Grove Cemetery
    Cincinnati, Ohio

Also honored for actions on October 21, 1876

JB John Baker Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 RB Richard Burke Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 DB Denis Byrne Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JC Joseph A. Cable Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JC James Spencer Calvert Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 AC Aquilla Coonrod Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JD John S. Donelly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 CF Christopher Freemeyer Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JH John Haddoo Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 HH Henry Hogan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 DH David Holland Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 EJ Edward Johnston Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

See all 30 recipients for October 21, 1876 →

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Illinois

FT Frederick Ernest Toy First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 ES Elmer A. Snow Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JS James Sumner Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JK John J. h Kelly Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 Theodore W. b Goldin Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 NB Neil Bancroft Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876
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.