Bristol in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pvt. Michael Dougherty

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2010

1. Pvt. Michael Dougherty Marker

Inscription.
Irish Immigrant-Civil War Veteran
Bristol Resident
Born in Donegal, Ireland May 10, 1844, Michael Dougherty came to Bristol in 1858. In August of 1862 he enlisted in the Union Army as a Private in Company B, 13th Cavalry, Pennsylvania 117th Volunteer Regiment. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for “Most Distinguished Gallantry in Action” at Jefferson, Virginia on October 12, 1863. Private Dougherty was confined in various Confederate prisons, including the infamous Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Upon his discharge in June of 1865, Private Dougherty returned to his home in Bristol Borough where he remained an honored and beloved citizen until his death in 1930. He is buried in the St. Mark Churchyard in Bristol.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1844.

Location. 40° 6.324′ N, 74° 51.114′ W. Marker is in Bristol, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is on Jefferson Avenue. The Monument is located in the Delaware Canal State Park.

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Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bristol PA 19007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Life Along the Canal (a few steps from this marker); Lafayette's Tour (approx. half a mile away); Joseph Ridgway Grundy (approx. half a mile away); Lock 3 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Firehouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); S/Sgt. James B. Boyle (approx. 0.6 miles away); Marker 19T (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristol.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2010

2. Pvt. Michael Dougherty Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2010

3. Pvt. Michael Dougherty Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2010

4. Pvt. Michael Dougherty Marker

Michael Dougherty is buried in St. Mark Churchyard Cemetery, Bristol, PA. MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION-DOUGHERTY, MICHAEL Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Jefferson, Va., 12 October 1863. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Born: 10 May 1844, Ireland. Date of issue: 23 January 1897. Citation: At the head of a detachment of his company dashed across an open field, exposed to a deadly fire from the enemy, and succeeded in dislodging them from an unoccupied house, which he and his comrades defended for several hours against repeated attacks, thus preventing the enemy from flanking the position of the Union forces.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2010

5. Pvt. Michael Dougherty Marker

His grave GPS Coordinates are N40.1004 W74.8465

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,045 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 14, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.