Adam Gale Malloy

Adam Gale Malloy
Adam Gale Malloy
	Photo from A Standard History of Sauk County (Vol. 1)
Born	September 10, 1830; County Tipperary, Ireland, U.K.
Died	November 10, 1911 (aged 81); Escondido, California, U.S.
Buried	San Marcos Cemetery, San Marcos, California
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1846–1848 (USA); 1862–1865 (USV); 1865–1870 (USA)
Rank	Colonel, USV; Brevet Brig. General, USV; 1st Lieutenant, USA; Brevet Colonel, USA;
Commands held	17th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry; 3rd Bde., 3rd Div., XVII Corps
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Texas Campaign Battle of Palo Alto; Battle of Resaca de la Palma; ; Mexico City Campaign Siege of Veracruz; Battle of Cerro Gordo; Battle of Churubusco; Battle of Molino del Rey; Battle of Chapultepec; Battle for Mexico City; ; ; American Civil War Siege of Corinth (Lt.C., 17th Wis.); Second Battle of Corinth; Vicksburg Campaign (Col., in command, 17th Wis.) Siege of Vicksburg; ; Atlanta Campaign (Col., in command, 3rd Bde., 3rd Div., XVII Corps) Battle of Kennesaw Mountain; Battle of Atlanta; ; Franklin–Nashville campaign (Col., in command, 2nd Bde., Provisional Div., Provisional Detachment, Army of the Tennessee) Battle of Nashville; ; Carolinas Campaign (Col., in command, 1st Bde., 2nd Div., Provisional Corps) Battle of Wyse Fork; ;
Children	Eva (Bloom); (b. 1856; died 1908);

Adam Gale Malloy (September 10, 1830 – November 10, 1911) was an Irish American immigrant and Republican politician who served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. After the war, he was given an honorary brevet to brigadier general. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Texas in 1892.

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