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Felix Brannigan — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Service Era: American Civil War, Battle of Chancellorsville
Medals Recorded: 2

Felix Brannigan

First Lieutenant, U.S. Army

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American Civil WarBattle of Chancellorsville

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army
Civil War Campaign Medal post-1913 Army

Ribbon Rack

Biography

At Chancellorsville, Private Felix Brannigan volunteered for dangerous duty carrying information through a battlefield where capture or death was a realistic possibility.

Brannigan was born in 1844 in Ireland. He served in Company A, 74th New York Infantry and later attained the rank of first lieutenant.

On May 2, 1863, Brannigan performed dangerous service in obtaining and conveying information needed by his command.

Medal of Honor Citation

Voluntarily served as a bearer of dispatches and rendered dangerous and valuable service in obtaining information.

The Medal of Honor was presented on June 29, 1866. Brannigan died on June 10, 1907, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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