Michael Corcoran (Medal of Honor) explained

Michael Corcoran
Birth Date:c. 1847
Death Date:October 3,
Placeofburial:Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
Rank:Corporal
Unit:8th Cavalry Regiment
Battles:Indian Wars
Awards:Medal of Honor

Michael Corcoran (c. 1847 – October 3, 1919) was a United States Army corporal with the 8th Cavalry Regiment who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars.[1] Corcoran's award was issued March 3, 1870, for gallantry in action at Agua Fria River, Arizona, on August 25, 1869.[1]

Corcoran died October 3, 1919, and is interred at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.[2]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Agua Fria River, Ariz., August 25, 1869. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of issue: March 3, 1870.

Citation:

Gallantry in action.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medal of Honor recipients - Indian War Period. United States Army Center of Military History. August 24, 2009. June 26, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090626170405/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html. dead.
  2. Book: Vigil, Vicki Blum. Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio: Stones, Symbols & Stories. Gray & Company. 2007. Cleveland, OH. 25. 978-1-59851-025-6.