First Sergeant William McNamara, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 29, 1872 at Red River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry. McNamara was about 37 years old.
8 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 19, 1872.
McNamara was born in 1835 in County Cork, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. McNamara died on March 16, 1912, at the age of about 77. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York. His medal is held by National Medal of Honor Museum, Arlington, TX.
McNamara is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- 1835Born in County Cork, Ireland
- September 29, 1872Act of valor — Red River, TexasAge about 37. Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry
- November 19, 1872Medal of Honor presented
- March 16, 1912DiedAge about 77.
- Resting placeCalvary CemeteryWoodside, New York
Biography
First Sergeant William McNamara (c. 1835 – March 16, 1912) was an Irish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 4th U.S. Cavalry during the Texas–Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against the Comanche Indians at the Red River in Texas on September 29, 1872.
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