Patrick Irwin

Patrick Irwin (1839 – February 6, 1910) was an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Jonesborough in 1864 during the American Civil War.

Biography Irwin's grave, alongside that of his wife, at St. Thomas Cemetery Irwin was born in County Clare, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of nine, settling in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he later worked as a blacksmith. Irwin was commissioned as a second lieutenant in October 1864 and was mustered out of the army on July 8, 1865, three days after his promotion to captain.

After the war, Irwin operated a livery yard and hotel in Bay City, Michigan, before resettling in Ann Arbor, where he lived quietly with his wife Hannah and two daughters. He died of a stroke in Ann Arbor on February 6, 1910, and was buried in the city's St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery.