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John O'Dea (c. 1839 – 1905) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Born: 1839, Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland. Died: July 2, 1905, Quincy, IL, United States. Buried: Sunset Cemetery, Illinois Veterans Home (MH) (8-4) , Quincy, IL, United States. U.S. Army Private John O'Dea was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the U.S. Civil War.
John O'Dea, Private of Co. D 8th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, won the Medal of Honor for actions at the Seige of Vicksburg in May 1863. He left the Army due to wounds received at Vicksburg and elsewhere. An extensive pension record exists of John at the National Archives.
John O'Dea (1839 – 1905) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
John O'Dea, Ph.D. jodea@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp. Books in which I have a chapter: Research Interests. I work in the philosophy of mind, and in particular the phenomenology and content of perception and consciousness in the context of a variety of debates in (mainly) analytic philosophy.
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company D, 8th Missouri Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads Gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party.
