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St. Clair Agustin Mulholland

Major St. Clair Agustin Mulholland, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions between May 4 and 5, 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 4 - 5, 1863Born in Ireland

Major St. Clair Agustin Mulholland was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions between May 4 and 5, 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 116th Pennsylvania Infantry. Mulholland was 24 years old.

6 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 26, 1895, 31 years after the action — presented by Ass. Sec. of War Doe. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major General.

Mulholland was born on April 1, 1839 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Mulholland died on February 17, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 70. He is buried at Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Mulholland is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

Official Medal of Honor citation

In command of the picket line, held the enemy in check all night to cover the retreat of the Army.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Lisburn — map
  • Died: Philadelphia — map
  • Buried: Cathedral Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. April 1, 1839
    Born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
  2. May 4 - 5, 1863
    Act of valor — Chancellorsville, Virginia
    Age 24. 116th Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. March 26, 1895
    Medal of Honor presented
    Presented by Ass. Sec. of War Doe
  4. February 17, 1910
    Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Age 70.
  5. Resting place
    Old Cathedral Cemetery
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Biography

St. Clair Augustine Mulholland (April 1, 1839 – February 17, 1910) was a colonel in the Union Army in the American Civil War who later received the brevets of brigadier general of volunteers and major general of volunteers and the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

From the Wikipedia article “St. Clair Augustine Mulholland”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on May 4 - 5, 1863

JB James Brown Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1863 FB Franklin George Butterfield First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Charles Amory Clark Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1863 RC Robert John Coffey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Amos Jay Cummings Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863 JM John P. McVeane Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

AM Alexander H. Mitchell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 SB Sylvester Bonnaffon Jr. First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 TE Thomas Evans Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GP George Crawford Platt Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Dewitt Clinton Lewis Captain · Army Civil War · 1862 Sylvester Hopkins Martin Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864
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.