Patrick Ginley

Patrick Ginley (December 11, 1822 – April 5, 1917) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1]

Patrick Ginley
Born(1822-12-11)December 11, 1822
Ireland
DiedApril 5, 1917(1917-04-05) (aged 94)
Buried
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
RankPrivate
Unit Battery G, 1st Battalion, New York Volunteer Light Artillery
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Second Battle of Ream's Station
Awards Medal of Honor

Ginley was born in Ireland, and entered service at Woodside, Queens, in New York City. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, for bravery in action during the Second Battle of Ream's Station, while serving as a Private with Company F, 2nd U.S. Artillery. His Medal of Honor was issued on October 31, 1890.[2]

Ginley died at the age of 94, on April 5, 1917 and was buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Patrick Ginley, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 25 August 1864, while serving with Company G, 1st New York Light Artillery, in action at Reams' Station, Virginia. The command having been driven from the works, Private Ginley, having been left alone between the opposing lines, crept back into the works, put three 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.[3]

References
  1. "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. "GINLEY, PATRICK". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. "Valor awards for Patrick Ginley". Military Times, Hall of Valor. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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