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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals2
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022194 of 4481
U.S. Army#443of 2016
American Civil War#10of 1091
• Battle of Cedar Creek#1of 13
John Walsh (Medal of Honor)
Corporal, U.S. Army
American Civil War• Battle of Cedar Creek
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
John Walsh was an Irish-born 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