Peter J. Ryan
Peter J. Ryan (1841 – January 8, 1908) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864. Ryan joined the army from Indiana in July 1861, and was mustered out in July 1865. Medal of Honor citation
"The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Peter J. Ryan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 September 1864, while serving with Company D, 11th Indiana Infantry, in action at Winchester, Virginia. With one companion, Private Ryan captured 14 Confederates in the severest part of the battle." Pvt. Ryan was one of three soldiers of the 11th Indiana Infantry to receive the Medal of Honor for this action. The others were Sgt. Charles H. Seston and Pvt. John T. Sterling. See also

List of Medal of Honor recipients
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S

References

External links
Military Times Hall of Valor
 Findagrave entry

1841 births
1908 deaths
19th-century Irish people
Irish soldiers in the United States Army
Military personnel from County Tipperary
Irish emigrants to the United States
People of Indiana in the American Civil War
Union Army soldiers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
Irish-born Medal of Honor recipients
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor