Civil War: Peter John Ryan Congressional Medal of Honor
Peter John Ryan Congressional Medal of Honor
| Description: |
An article about Terre Haute resident Peter John Ryan who won the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1864. He returned to Terre Haute after the Civil War and started a business in harness manufacturing and later a livery business. He later married Mary E. Maloney of Evansville, Indiana. They had eight children and four survived him. |
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| Origin: | 2010-09-13 |
| Created By: |
The Terre haute Tribune and Terre Haute Sunday Star, Dorothy J. Clark |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vchs/id/5228 |
| Collection: |
Vigo County Historical Society |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865) Wars & Conflicts Civil War -- Document |
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