Which famous people have you outlived?

John Walsh

Recipient of the Medal of Honor

Died when: 82 years 173 days (989 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

John Walsh

John Walsh (December 4, 1841 – May 25, 1924) 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.


Related People

George G. Moore
Recipient of the Medal of Honor
Newton T. Gould
Recipient of the Medal of Honor
Carlos W. Colby
Recipient of the Medal of Honor
This content was extracted from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License