Corporal William O'Neill was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1872 at Red River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry. O'Neill was about 24 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.
O'Neill was born in 1848 in Tariffville, Hartford County, Connecticut. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. He is buried at Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in San Angelo, Texas.
O'Neill 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
Bravery in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars, Red River War.
Places
- Born: Tariffville — map
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Timeline
- 1848Born in Tariffville, Hartford County, Connecticut
- September 29, 1872Act of valor — Red River, TexasAge about 24. Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry
- November 19, 1872Medal of Honor presented
- Resting placeFort Concho National Historic LandmarkSan Angelo, Texas
Biography
William O'Neill (c. 1848 – unknown) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 4th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of several men who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry while fighting the Comanche at Red River of the South on September 29, 1872.
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