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JOHN LONERGAN MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL NARRATIVE STONE

JOHN LONERGAN MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL NARRATIVE STONE
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Listing Details

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Location: 253 ARCHIBALD STREET

City: BURLINGTON

State: Vermont

Zip Code: 5401

Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor War Memorials

Access: Cemetery

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Photograph By: STEPHEN RESTELI

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Infantry) John Lonergan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 July 1863, while serving with Company A, 13th Vermont Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for gallantry in the recapture of four guns and the capture of two additional guns from the enemy; also the capture of a number of prisoners.

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