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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Sergeant

    Division:

    29th Massachusetts Infantry

    Action Date:

    November 29, 1863

    Date of Issue: December 1, 1864

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Sergeant Jeremiah Mahoney, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 November 1863, while serving with Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry, in action at Fort Sanders, Tennessee, for capture of flag of 17th Mississippi Infantry (Confederate States of America).