Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Peter McAdams
Details
- Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company A,
98th Pennsylvania Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 3, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Salem Heights, Virginia, USA
Citation
Went 250 yards in front of his regiment toward the position of the enemy and, under fire, brought within the lines a wounded and unconscious comrade.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: April 1, 1898
- Born: April 21, 1834, Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland
- Died: September 29, 1926, Roxborough, PA, United States
- Buried: St. John the Baptist Cemetery (F-2-East-XXII), Philadelphia, PA, United States