Andrew J. McGonnigle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army general and Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1829
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 25-Jan-1901
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Andrew J. McGonnigle
- Andrew Jackson McGonnigle (March 4, 1829 – January 25, 1901) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
- He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864.
- The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan’s Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. McGonnigle was commissioned as a Captain of Volunteers in March 1864, and served as an assistant quartermaster in the Army of the Shenandoah under General Philip Sheridan.
- He was transferred to the regular army Quartermaster Corps with the same rank in May 1865.
- He received a promotion to Major in February 1882, and retired from the Army in March 1893.
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