Myles Walter Keogh

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Myles Walter Keogh was an Irish-born U.S. Army officer best known for his service in the American Civil War and for being killed with Custer’s 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish emigrant to the United States ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived brevet promotions for gallant and meritorious service in the American Civil War ⓘ
birthDate 1840-03-25 ⓘ
birthPlace Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland ⓘ
burialPlace Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
American Indian Wars ⓘ
Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ireland ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1876-06-25 ⓘ
deathPlace Battle of the Little Bighorn, Montana Territory, United States ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish ⓘ
familyName Keogh ⓘ
givenName Myles ⓘ
hasHorse Comanche ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militaryUnit Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry ⓘ
name Myles Walter Keogh ⓘ
notableFor being killed with Custer’s 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ
having his horse Comanche survive the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ
service as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War ⓘ
occupation cavalry officer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
placeOfOrigin County Carlow, Ireland ⓘ
linked to: County Carlow
rank brevet lieutenant colonel ⓘ
captain ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence United States ⓘ
servedIn 7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
servedUnder George Armstrong Custer ⓘ
serviceEnd 1876 ⓘ
serviceStart 1862 ⓘ

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Myles Walter Keogh → name → Myles Walter Keogh ⓘ