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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal
- Service Era
- Battle of Gettysburg, American Civil War
- Medals Recorded
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Bernard McCarren
Corporal, U.S. Army
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Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Private Bernard McCarren captured an enemy flag during the climactic third day at Gettysburg, one of the Civil War actions most closely associated with the struggle for regimental colors.
McCarren was born in Ireland in 1830. He served in Company C, 1st Delaware Infantry, and later attained the rank of corporal.
On July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, McCarren captured a Confederate flag. The surviving official citation states the deed in only three words.
Medal of Honor Citation
Capture of flag.
McCarren received the Medal of Honor on December 1, 1864. He died on June 20, 1870, in Wilmington, Delaware, and was buried in Old Cathedral All Saints Cemetery.
His record is best understood through the documented service, action, and award rather than by filling gaps with unsupported detail.
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