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Patrick Thomas Leonard — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant
Service Era: American Indian Wars
Medals Recorded: 2

Patrick Thomas Leonard

Sergeant, U.S. Army

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American Indian Wars

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Indian Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

He showed gallantry charging Sioux near Fort Hartsuff, 1876.

Patrick Thomas Leonard was born in County Clare in 1828. He served as a corporal with Company A, 23rd United States Infantry.

On 28 April 1876 at Grace Creek near Fort Hartsuff, Nebraska, Leonard demonstrated gallantry during a charge against Sioux forces. He received the Medal of Honor on 26 August 1876. His citation gives no further tactical detail.

Leonard later attained the rank of sergeant. He died on 1 March 1905 and is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Lansing, Kansas.

Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in charge on hostile Sioux.

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