Albert O'Connor

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Albert O'Connor
Albert O'Connor headstone at the Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery in Orting, WA
Born	(1843-07-15)July 15, 1843 East Hereford, Quebec, Canada
Died	April 3, 1928(1928-04-03) (aged 84) Orting, Washington
Place of burial	Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting, Washington
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Sergeant Brevet Captain
Unit	7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Albert O'Connor (July 15, 1843 – April 3, 1928) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor.

O'Connor was born on July 15, 1843, in East Hereford, Quebec. His official residence was listed as Lodi, Wisconsin. He joined the US Army from West Point, Wisconsin, in June 1861, and mustered out in July 1865. He died in Orting, Washington, and was buried in Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery.

Medal of Honor citation

His award citation reads:

For extraordinary heroism on March 31 & 1 April 1865, while serving with Company A, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, in action at Gravelly Run, Virginia. On 31 March 1865, with a comrade, Sergeant O'Connor recaptured a Union officer from a detachment of nine Confederates, capturing three of the detachment and dispersing the remainder, and on 1 April 1865, he seized a stand of Confederate colors, killing a Confederate officer in a hand-to-hand contest over the colors and retaining the colors until surrounded by Confederates and compelled to relinquish them.

See also

• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M–P
• William Sickles

References

• Albert O'Connor at Find a Grave