| Charles McAnally | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1836 Glenviggan, County Londonderry, Ireland |
| Died | 1905 (aged 68–69) Austin, Texas |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Company D, 69th Pennsylvania Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Charles McAnally, (May 12, 1836–1905) was an officer in the Union Army who received the United States military's highest award for bravery, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the American Civil War.
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McAnally was born in May 1836 in Glenviggan, County Londonderry, Ireland and received the Medal of Honor on October 15, 1872 for heroic action in the American Civil War with the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Union Army.[1] in which he was "[c]ut in head, shot left shoulder; also through right leg, knee and head".[2] He married first on August 24, 1871 in Burleson County, Texas to widow Frances 'Fanny' Veach, and resided for a while in Lee County, Texas. He married second on December 18, 1882 in Travis County, Texas to widow Julia Hofheintz[3] and lived for a while in Austin, Texas. In 1900, he was enumerated in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Elizabeth City, Virginia, which annotates that he had immigrated to the U.S. in 1852. He had one known child, a daughter, born in February 1880 in Texas.
McAnally died in 1905 in Austin, Texas.[4]
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company D, 69th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: 2 August 1897.
Citation:
In a hand-to-hand encounter with the enemy captured a flag, was wounded in the act, but continued on duty until he received a second wound.