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{{Infobox military person
|name= John Lonergan
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1839|4|7}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1902|8|6|1836|4|7}}
|birth_place= [[Carrick-on-Suir]], [[Ireland]]
|death_place= [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
|placeofburial= 
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image= Lonergan, John c1885 public domain.jpg
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]]<br/>[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]]
|branch= [[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]]
|serviceyears= 1862 – 1863, 1865
|rank= [[Captain (United States)|Captain]]
|commands=
|unit= {{flagicon|Vermont|1837}} Company A, [[13th Vermont Infantry]]
|battles= [[American Civil War]]
|awards= [[Medal of Honor]]
|laterwork=
|relations=
}}
'''John Lonergan''' (April 7, 1839&ndash;August 6, 1902) was a [[Captain (United States)|captain]] in the [[Union Army]] and a [[Medal of Honor]] recipient for his actions in the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] during the [[American Civil War]].

==Medal of Honor citation==
Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, [[13th Vermont Infantry]]. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863. Entered service at: Burlington, Vt. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: October 28, 1893.

'''Citation:'''

<blockquote>Gallantry in the recapture of 4 guns and the capture of 2 additional guns from the enemy; also the capture of a number of prisoners.</blockquote>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
*[[List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Gettysburg]]
*[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L]]

==References==
:{{ACMH}}
*{{Cite web
  |accessdate = 2008-03-13
  |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html
  |title = "JOHN LONERGAN" entry
  |work = Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War
  |date = June 8, 2009
  |publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]]
  |archive-date = 2012-09-02
  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120902081051/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html
  |url-status = dead
  }}

==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|22670|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=2008-07-02}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200813132920/http://vermontcivilwar.org/museum/moh/bios.php?input=3777 Vermont in the Civil War]}}
*[https://archive.today/20130217195408/http://www.nationalist.ie/news/local/the-story-of-captain-john-lonergan-1-2252382 The Nationalist Article]

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[[Category:Military personnel from County Tipperary]]
[[Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients]]
[[Category:United States Army officers]]
[[Category:People from Carrick-on-Suir]]


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