Patrick Scanlan
Bornc. 1838
Ireland
DiedSeptember 5, 1903
Farmington, Connecticut
Buried
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Avon, Connecticut
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
RankPrivate
UnitCompany A, 4th Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsAshepoo River, South Carolina
Awards Medal of Honor

Patrick Scanlan (c. 1838 – September 5, 1903) was an Irish-born soldier who fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for valor.

Biography

Scanlan received the Medal of Honor on January 21, 1897, for his actions at Ashepoo River, South Carolina on May 24, 1864, while with Company A of the 4th Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.[1]

Medal of Honor citation

Citation:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Patrick Scanlan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 24 May 1864, while serving with Company A, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry, in action at Ashepoo River, South Carolina. Private Scanlan volunteered as a member of a boat crew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery."[2]

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