Image: Corp. Patrick H. Monaghan, 48th Pennsylvania Infantry and U.S. Medal of Honor Winner, 1864

Description: Illustration from Theophilus Francis Rodenbough's 1886 book, “Uncle Sam’s Medal of Honor" of Corp. Patrick H. Monaghan, 48th Pennsylvania Infantry. A native of County Mayo, Ireland, Monaghan fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor on December 1, 1864 for his gallantry at Petersburg, Virginia on June 17, 1864 when he recaptured the regimental flag of the 7th New York Heavy Artillery which had fallen into the hands of Confederate troops the day before.
Title: Corp. Patrick H. Monaghan, 48th Pennsylvania Infantry and U.S. Medal of Honor Winner, 1864
Credit: Rodenbough, Theophilus Francis. “Uncle Sam’s Medal of Honor: Some of the Noble Deeds for Which the Medal Has Been Awarded, Described by Those Who Have Won It 1861–1886”: “Three Thinking Bayonets”, pp. 113-117. New York, New York and London, England: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1886. URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002002559970;view=1up;seq=133
Author: Rodenbough, Theophilus Francis. “Uncle Sam’s Medal of Honor: Some of the Noble Deeds for Which the Medal Has Been Awarded, Described by Those Who Have Won It 1861–1886”: “Three Thinking Bayonets”, pp. 113-117. New York, New York and London, England: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1886. URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002002559970;view=1up;seq=133
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