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Heroic Score1001059th out of 4482
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003312 of 4482
U.S. Army#443of 2016
American Civil War#10of 1091
• Battle of Cedar Creek#1of 13
James Sweeney (Medal of Honor)
Corporal, U.S. Army
American Civil War• Battle of Cedar Creek
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
James Sweeney was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts