Martin T. McMahon

Destroyed an abandoned Union train under heavy enemy fire.

Martin Thomas McMahon was serving as a captain and aide-de-camp in the U.S. Volunteers when a valuable abandoned Union train was in danger of falling into Confederate hands. Born at LaPrairie, Canada, on March 21, 1838, he built a distinguished wartime career and eventually received the brevet rank of major general.

At White Oak Swamp, Virginia, on June 30, 1862, McMahon worked under enemy fire to destroy the abandoned train before the Confederates could capture it. He received the Medal of Honor on March 10, 1891.

Medal of Honor Citation (condensed): Under enemy fire, successfully destroyed an abandoned and valuable train to prevent its capture.

McMahon later returned to civilian life in New York. He died there on April 21, 1906, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 2, Grave 1101.