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John O Brien

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John O Brien

Birth
County Tipperary, Ireland
Death
14 Jul 1873 (aged 52)
Carteret County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 11, site 1962-A
Memorial ID
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John O'Brien was in 13 battles for which he earned badges for each.

Bull Run Va 7/21/1861
Seige of Yorktown Va 4/19-5/1/1862
Turkey Bend Va 7/20/1862
Coldings Farm Va 6/29/1862
Malvern Hill VA 7/1/1862
Bull Run Va 7/29-8/30/1862
Chantilly, Va 9/11/1862
South Mountain, Md 9/11/1862
Antietam, Md 9/16-8/12/1862 Seige of Vicksburg Md 6/20-7/1 1863
Seige of Jackson MS 7/6-20/1863
Campbell Station TN 11/16/1863
Fort Sanders Knoxville TN 11/29/1863∼Private, Company E, 2nd US Artillery,
US Army, Civil War.

Battles (from the side of monument):

Bull Run, VA, July 21, 1861.
Received a wound on the right shoulder from a Sabre in the hands of the enemy.
Siege of Yorktown, VA.
From April 19 to May 1, 1862
Turkey Bend, VA.
June 20, 1862
Goldings Farm, VA.
June 27, 1862
Malvern Hill, VA.
July 1, 1862
Bull Run, VA.
Aug. 29 & 30, 1862
Chantilley, VA.
Sept. 11, 1862
South Mountain, MD.
Sept. 16 & 17, 1862
Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.
From June 20 to July 1, 1863
Siege of Jackson, Miss.
From July 11 to 20, 1863
Campbell Station, Tenn.
Nov. 16, 1863
Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tenn.
Nov. 29, 1863
John O'Brien was in 13 battles for which he earned badges for each.

Bull Run Va 7/21/1861
Seige of Yorktown Va 4/19-5/1/1862
Turkey Bend Va 7/20/1862
Coldings Farm Va 6/29/1862
Malvern Hill VA 7/1/1862
Bull Run Va 7/29-8/30/1862
Chantilly, Va 9/11/1862
South Mountain, Md 9/11/1862
Antietam, Md 9/16-8/12/1862 Seige of Vicksburg Md 6/20-7/1 1863
Seige of Jackson MS 7/6-20/1863
Campbell Station TN 11/16/1863
Fort Sanders Knoxville TN 11/29/1863∼Private, Company E, 2nd US Artillery,
US Army, Civil War.

Battles (from the side of monument):

Bull Run, VA, July 21, 1861.
Received a wound on the right shoulder from a Sabre in the hands of the enemy.
Siege of Yorktown, VA.
From April 19 to May 1, 1862
Turkey Bend, VA.
June 20, 1862
Goldings Farm, VA.
June 27, 1862
Malvern Hill, VA.
July 1, 1862
Bull Run, VA.
Aug. 29 & 30, 1862
Chantilley, VA.
Sept. 11, 1862
South Mountain, MD.
Sept. 16 & 17, 1862
Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.
From June 20 to July 1, 1863
Siege of Jackson, Miss.
From July 11 to 20, 1863
Campbell Station, Tenn.
Nov. 16, 1863
Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tenn.
Nov. 29, 1863

Inscription

John O. Brien
Private
Company E, 2nd US Artillery
Born
in Tipperary Co., Ireland
Died
At Fort Macon, NC
July 14, 1873
Aged 52 Years, 3 Months, and 18 Days.

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