Michael Corcoran
Born: 1847 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Wheeling, West Virginia
Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Michael Corcoran, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 25 August 1869, while serving with Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Agua Fria River, Arizona Territory.
