Micheal Emmet Urell (November 8, 1844 – September 6, 1910) was an Irish-born soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his service with the 82nd New York Volunteer Infantry.
Michael Emmet Urell | |
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 Pastel portrait of M. Emmet Urell by Louis B. Gebhard (1904) | |
| Born | November 8, 1844 Nenagh, County Tipperary |
| Died | September 6, 1910 (aged 65) County Cork, Ireland |
| Buried | |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel H. Urell (d. May 7, 1892) [1] |
Biography
editUrell was born in Nenagh, County Tipperary on November 8, 1844.[1][note 1] He earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Bristoe Station whilst fighting as a Private with the 82nd New York Volunteer Infantry.[2] He was promoted to Brevet Major later in the war. Urell served as a Major of the First Battalion of the District of Columbia National Guard throughout of the Spanish-American War.[3][4] Upon the end of that war he was made Colonel of the Columbia National Guards Second Infantry.[3] Urell was a prominent member of many veterans organizations, serving as Commander-in-chief of the Spanish War Veterans and as a department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.[5][3] Urell died in County Cork, Ireland on September 6, 1910, and his body was exhumed and brought back to America to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[6][7]
Medal of Honor citation
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For gallantry in action on 14 October 1863, while serving with Company E, 82d New York Infantry, in action at Bristoe Station, Virginia. While detailed as Color Bearer; Private Urell was severely wounded.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ The date of birth is disputed with some giving the 6th and others the 8th.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Michael E Urell - victoriacross". vconline.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients". Military Images. 33 (1): 56. 2015. JSTOR 24864366 – via JSTOR.
- ^ a b c "Gen. M. E. Urell Dead". The Washington Post. September 8, 1910. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Journal of The Forty Fourth National Encampment of The Grand Army of The Republic". Journal of the Forty Fourth National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. 44–45. E.B. Stillings & Company: 354. 1910 – via Google Books.
- ^ C. O'Connell, Jeffrey (1903). The Irish in the Revolution and the Civil War, REV. and Enl. ; Embracing the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars and Every Walk of Life. United States of America: Trades unionist Press. p. 96.
- ^ a b "Michael E. Urell | U.S. Civil War | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor Recipient". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Michael Emmett Urell, Major, United States Army". www.arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Michael Urell - Recipient -". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "ANC Explorer". ancexplorer.army.mil. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
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