John Tweedale

John Tweedale

Infobox Military Person
name=John Tweedale
born= Birth date|1841|6|10
died= Death date and age|1920|12|21|1841|6|10


caption=John Tweedale
nickname=
placeofbirth=Frankford, Pennsylvania
placeofdeath=Washington, D.C.
placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery
allegiance= United States of America Union
branch= United States Army Union Army
serviceyears=1861-65
rank
unit=15th Pennsylvania Cavalry
commands=
battles=American Civil War *Battle of Stones River
awards=Medal of Honor
relations=
laterwork=War Department clerk

John Tweedale (June 10, 1841 – December 21, 1920) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Stones River.

Post War

After receiving his commission in the Army, Tweedale became Chief Clerk of the War Department.cite web
publisher = nytimes.com
title = "Army and Navy news"
date = 1885-08-18
url = http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=950CE2DD153FE533A2575BC1A96E9C94649FD7CF
accessdate = 2007-11-29] and confirmed by Congress on April 27, 1904, as Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of lieutenant colonel.cite web
publisher = nytimes.com
title = "Confirmed by the Senate"
date = 1904-04-27
url = http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D06E4DE1230E132A2575BC2A9629C946597D6CF
accessdate = 2007-11-29]

Tweedale was buried at Arlington National Cemetery,cite web
publisher = arlingtoncemetery.net
title = “John Tweedale at Arlington”
date =
url = http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tweedale.htm
accessdate = 2007-11-29] Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia Plot: Section 1, Lot 470. [findagrave|7526985 Retrieved on 2007-11-29]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization:Private, Company B, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Stones River, Tenn., December 31, 1862 to January 1, 1863. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Born: June 10, 1841, Frankford, Pa. Date of issue: November 18, 1887.

Citation:: Gallantry in action.cite web
publisher = AmericanCivilWar.com
title = "Civil War Medal of Honor Citations" (S-Z): Tweedale, John
date =
url = http://americancivilwar.com/medal_of_honor8.html
accessdate = 2007-11-29] cite web
publisher = army.mil
title = "Medal of Honor website” (M-Z): Tweedale, John
date =
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwarmz.html
accessdate = 2007-11-29]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*

Notes

Persondata
NAME= Tweedale, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= June 10, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH= Frankford, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH= December 21, 1920
PLACE OF DEATH= Washington, D.C.


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