PROFILE of DENNIS THOMAS KIRBY
8th MO Infantry (US) Company E
	Portrait of Dennis Kirby

He received the Congressional Medal of Honor.   Dennis Kirby entered the service as a Captain and achieved the rank of Brigadier General. He lived in Washington DC after leaving the Army in 1868.   He is buried in Arlington National Cemetary, and you can read the details of his military career on the Arlington National Cemetery website.   You can also see a photo of Dennis Kirby's reconstructed grave marker on their website.
 
Dennis Kirby is a descendent of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635.

WAR DEPARTMENT INFORMATION BIRTH 14 September 1838, Niagara County, New York ENTERED SERVICE AT St. Louis, Missouri RANK/ORGANIZATION Major, 8th Missouri Infantry MOH CITATION Siezed the colors when the color bearer was killed, and bore them himself in the assault. PLACE/DATE At Vicksburg, Mississippi; 22 May 1863 DATE OF ISSUE 31 January 1894 extracted from www.army.mil