Born in Ireland in 1834, he earned the Medal of Honorduring the Civil War while serving as Private, Company A, 74th New York Volunteer Infantry at Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 2, 1863. The Medal was actually issued on June 29, 1866. He later became First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 103rd U.S. Colored Regiment.
He died on June 10, 1907 and was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery.
BRANNIGAN, FELIX
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 74th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Virginia, 2 May 1863. Entered service at: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: 29 June 1866.
Citation: Volunteered on a dangerous service and brought in valuable information.
BRANNIGAN, FELIX
103RD U.S.C.T.
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/10/1907
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 1642
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
BRANNIGAN, SARAH PEGRAM
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/14/1913
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 1642-NS
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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