Patrick H. White
Medal of Honor recipient
About Patrick H. White
Lived 1832 – 1915 (aged 83).
Patrick H. White (June 1, 1832, in Sligo, Ireland – November 25, 1915) was an American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.
Early life With his parents and siblings, he moved to Nova Scotia, Canada (though one source says they emigrated to Fredericton, New Brunswick ) to escape the Great Famine of Ireland of the 1840s. The family then moved to Chicago, Illinois, United States, where White took a job in a meat-packing plant. He was later captured at the Battle of Mansfield, and was held at Camp Ford until 1865.
Burial White is interred at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands, New York.
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Who was Patrick H. White?
Medal of Honor recipient (1832-1915)
When was Patrick H. White born?
Patrick H. White was born on 1 June 1832.
When did Patrick H. White die?
Patrick H. White died on 25 November 1915.
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