John Walsh

Military Person

1841 – 1924

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Who was John Walsh?

John Walsh was an Irish born Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan’s Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.

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Born
Dec 4, 1841
Tipperary
Died
May 25, 1924
Massachusetts

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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