Details from Arlington Cemetery Website
and Photos of Grave
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/meurell.htm
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Born in Ireland, November 8, 1844, he
earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War while serving
as Second Lieutenant, Company E, 82nd New York Volunteer
Infantry, at Bristoe, Virginia, on October 14, 1863.
He died on September 6, 1910 and
was originally buried in Cork, Ireland. He was subsequently
moved to Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. 7
His wife, Isabel H. Urell, who
died in May 1892, is buried with him. |
The General died in Cork but was initially buried at his
birthplace, Kilkeary, Co Tipperary, not in Cork. My own late father
remembered the funeral in Cork when he was very young. The William
Urell who accompanied the funeral to Kilkeary, was almost certainly
my grandfather.
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URELL, M. EMMET
Rank and organization: Private,
Company E, 82d New York Infantry. Place and date: At Bristoe
Station, Virginia, 14 October 1863. Entered service at:
------. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: 6 June 1870.
Citation:
Gallantry in action while
detailed as color bearer; was severely wounded.
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