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| Birthplace: | Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland |
| Death: | Died in Montreal, Canada |
| Occupation: | Cooper, etc. |
| Managed by: | Elizabeth-Gaye Thomas |
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Citation
Gallantry in the recapture of 4 guns and the capture of 2 additional guns from the enemy; also the capture of a number of prisoners.
http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/812/lonergan-john.php
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22670
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company A, 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery on the 2nd Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 2, 1863). His citation reads "Gallantry in the recapture of 4 guns and the capture of 2 additional guns from the enemy; also the capture of a number of prisoners". This action happened at the tail end of Confederate General James Longstreet's attack on the left flank of the Union Army. Captain Lonergan's regiment had charged from its position on Cemetery Ridge to Emmitsburg Road in the retaking of the 4 guns of Wier's Battery C, 5th United States Artillery. His Medal was issued on October 28, 1893.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lonergan
Description of the day: [http://vermontcivilwar.org/museum/moh/bios.php?input=3777
A Book About him: http://vermontsirishrebel.com/sample
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April 7, 1839
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Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland
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| 1869 |
1869
Age 29
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Vermont, United States
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1872
Age 32
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Vermont, United States
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1874
Age 34
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New Hampshire, United States
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1876
Age 36
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Virginia, United States
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1879
Age 39
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Vermont, United States
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August 6, 1902
Age 63
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Montreal, Canada
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Saint Joseph Cemetery Burlington Chittenden County Vermont
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