John Michael Tobin

John Michael Tobin
Portrait of John Michael Tobin
Born	1841 (1841) County Waterford, Ireland
Died	December 27, 1898 Knoxville, Tennessee, US
Place of burial	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Captain
Unit	9th Massachusetts Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War *Battle of Malvern Hill
Awards	Medal of Honor

John Michael Tobin (1835 or 1841–1898) was an officer in the Union Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Malvern Hill during the American Civil War.

Biography[]

John Tobin was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland in 1835 or 1841. He was commissioned as an officer of the 9th Massachusetts Infantry from Boston Massachusetts in June 1861. He served as regimental adjutant from January to August 1862, and mustered out with his regiment as a Captain in June 1864. Tobin received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 1, 1862 at the Battle of Malvern Hill during the Peninsula Campaign. ^[1]

Tobin is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Medal of Honor citation[]

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 9th Massachusetts Infantry. Place and date: At Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: March 11, 1896.

Citation:

Voluntarily took command of the 9th Massachusetts while adjutant, bravely fighting from 3 p.m. until dusk, rallying and re_forming the regiment under fire; twice picked up the regimental flag, the color bearer having been shot down, and placed it in worthy hands.^[2]

See also[]

• 1868 Massachusetts legislature
• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: T–Z

Notes[]

References[]

• "John Michael Tobin, Medal of Honor recipient". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2007.