| Birth: | Mar. 4, 1829 | | Death: | Jan. 25, 1901 | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Colonel in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Captain for action on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia. His citation reads "While acting as chief quartermaster of Gen. Sheridan's forces operating in the Shenandoah Valley, McGonnigle was severely wounded while voluntarily leading a brigade of infantry and was commended for the greatest galantry by Gen. Sheridan." (bio by: Don Morfe)
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Children:
Isabella Maria McGonnigle (1868 - 1952)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Andrew McGonnigle | | | Burial:
Riverside Cemetery
Asheville
Buncombe County
North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 21 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Record added: Sep 01, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7817561 |
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