Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Philip Kennedy
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company C,
5th U.S. Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 21, 1876 - January 8, 1877
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Cedar Creek, etc., Montana, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Evansville, Randolph County, Illinois
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 18, 1877
At parade at the Cantonment at the Yellowstone and Tongue Rivers, Montana Territory, by Gen. William T. Sherman - Born: 1841, County Galway, Ireland
- Died: November 3, 1883, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery (40-0-1649), Cincinnati, OH, United States