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Patrick Ginley
1822 – 1917
Patrick Ginley. Patrick was 94 years old.
Service Record
Medal of Honor
25 August 1864 · At Reams Station, Va. · Private, Company G, 1st New York Light Artillery.
The command having been driven from the works, he, having been left alone between the opposing lines, crept back into the works, put 3 charges of canister in one of the guns, and fired the piece directly into a body of the enemy about to seize the works; he then rejoined his command, took the colors, and ran toward the enemy, followed by the command, which recaptured the works and guns.
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Foreign awards
Medal of Honor - Army
The command having been driven from the works, he, having been left alone between the opposing lines, crept back into the works, put 3 charges of canister in one of the guns, and fired the piece directly into a body of the enemy about to seize the works; he then rejoined his command, took the colors, and ran toward the enemy, followed by the command, which recaptured the works and guns.
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