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Albert O'Connor
O'Conner in 1880
Born(1843-07-15)July 15, 1843
East Hereford, Canada East
DiedApril 3, 1928(1928-04-03) (aged 84)
Orting, Washington
Place of burialWashington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting, Washington
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankSergeant
Brevet Captain
UnitWisconsin Company A, 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Albert O'Connor (July 15, 1843 – April 3, 1928) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor.

O'Connor was born on July 15, 1843, in East Hereford, Canada East. His official residence was listed as Lodi, Wisconsin. He joined the US Army from West Point, Wisconsin, in June 1861, and mustered out in July 1865. He died in Orting, Washington, and was buried in Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery.

Medal of Honor citation

His award citation reads:

For extraordinary heroism on March 31 & 1 April 1865, while serving with Company A, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, in action at Gravelly Run, Virginia. On 31 March 1865, with a comrade, Sergeant O'Connor recaptured a Union officer from a detachment of nine Confederates, capturing three of the detachment and dispersing the remainder, and on 1 April 1865, he seized a stand of Confederate colors, killing a Confederate officer in a hand-to-hand contest over the colors and retaining the colors until surrounded by Confederates and compelled to relinquish them.

Albert O'Connor headstone at the Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery in Orting, WA

See also

References

  1. "Fall River Civil War Veteran to Be Honored". Daily Citizen. Beaver Dam, WI. October 20, 2014. p. A3. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Albert O'Connor". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  3. Short Bio


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