Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date. At Little Big Horn, Mont., 25-June 26, 1876. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: October 24, 1896.
Citation:
Volunteered and succeeded in obtaining water for the wounded of the command; also displayed conspicuously good conduct in assistlng (sic) to drive away the Indians.
^Callan is sometimes spelled Callen. See "Indian Campaigns (July 12, 1853 – March 5, 1908), Recipients of the Medal of Honor". HomeofHeroes.com. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
thomas, callan, thomas, joseph, callan, july, 1853, 1908, united, states, army, soldier, received, medal, honor, bravery, during, battle, little, horn, 1876, thomas, joseph, callan, depicted, deeds, valor, volume, iiborn, 1853, july, 1853county, louth, ireland. Thomas Joseph Callan 1 July 12 1853 May 5 1908 was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876 Thomas Joseph CallanThomas J Callan as depicted in Deeds of Valor Volume IIBorn 1853 07 12 July 12 1853County Louth IrelandDiedMarch 5 1908 1908 03 05 aged 54 Yonkers New York USPlace of burialHoly Sepulchre Cemetery East Orange New JerseyAllegianceUnited StatesService wbr branchUnited States ArmyYears of service1876 1881RankPrivateUnit7th United States CavalryBattles warsIndian Wars Battle of Little Big HornAwardsMedal of Honor Contents 1 Biography 2 Medal of Honor citation 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesBiography editCallan was born in County Louth Ireland on July 12 1853 and joined the US Army in March 1876 2 He had served just three months as a Private in Company B 7th United States Cavalry at the time of his actions He received the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Little Big Horn Montana Territory on June 25 and June 26 1876 His medal was issued on October 24 1896 He died on May 5 1908 and was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery East Orange New Jersey Medal of Honor citation editRank and organization Private Company B 7th U S Cavalry Place and date At Little Big Horn Mont 25 June 26 1876 Entered service at Boston Mass Birth Ireland Date of issue October 24 1896 Citation Volunteered and succeeded in obtaining water for the wounded of the command also displayed conspicuously good conduct in assistlng sic to drive away the Indians See also edit nbsp Biography portal List of Medal of Honor recipients List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian WarsNotes edit Callan is sometimes spelled Callen See Indian Campaigns July 12 1853 March 5 1908 Recipients of the Medal of Honor HomeofHeroes com Retrieved March 22 2007 7th Cavalry muster rollsReferences edit MOH Citation for Thomas Callen HomeofHeroes com Retrieved March 22 2007 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas J Callan amp oldid 1217476719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
