at Gettysburg in 1863 Thomas Francis Meagher – United States Army general, Fenian Richard Montgomery – Continental Army general Audie Murphy – most decorated combat soldier of World War II Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy – Navy Seal, Medal of Honor Timothy Murphy – marksman, Continental Army; parents were Irish immigrants Thomas Macdonough, Jr. 19th-century Irish-American naval officer Jeremiah O'Brien – captain in Continental Navy Joseph T. O'Callaghan – Medal of Honor John O'Neill – United States Army general, Fenian John P. O'Neill – high ranking anti-terrorism expert Molly Pitcher – Revolutionary War heroine John Reynolds – general commanding the right wing of the Army of the Potomac who surprised Lee and committed the Union Army to battle at Gettysburg in July 1863; killed in the front lines while personally rallying troops for counterattacks during the first day of fighting Philip Sheridan – United States Army, General of the Army, Cavalry John Sullivan – Continental Army general William M. Browne Richard Busteed Joseph Finegan William Gamble James Hagan James Lawlor Kiernan Walter P. Lane Michael Kelly Lawler Patrick Theodore Moore James Shields Thomas Alfred Smyth Thomas William Sweeny James McLaughlin Samuel Brady James Clinton Anglo-Irish Stephen Moylan James Moore (Continental Army officer) Hercules Mulligan Thomas Hickey (soldier) Richard Butler (general) Edward Hand John Shee – Revolutionary War hero Colonel John Shee John Fitzgerald established the first catholic church of Virginia and Aide-De-Camp to George Washington Thomas McInerney Thomas White (patriot) Simon Girty Charles Clinton Myles Keogh Patrick Edward Connor Stephen Joseph McGroarty Robert Nugent (officer) John McCausland Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Peter O'Brien (Medal of Honor) John Gregory Bourke Edmond Butler Henry D. O'Brien Out of the 115 killed at Battle of Bunker Hill 22 were Irish-born some of their names include Callaghan, Casey, Collins, Connelly, Dillon, Donohue, Flynn, McGrath, Nugent, Shannon, and Sullivan Robert Magaw Capt. Daniel Neil – Revolutionary war hero John Rutledge – Anglo-Irish Richard Byrnes Bennet C. Riley Philip Kearny Musicians Politicians Presidents At least 22 presidents of the United States have some Irish ancestral origins, although the extent of this varies. For instance President Clinton claims Irish ancestry despite there being no documentation of any of his ancestors coming from Ireland, but Kennedy on the other hand have strong documented Irish origins. Also Ronald Reagan's great-grandfather was an Irish Roman Catholic. Kennedy and Joe Biden were raised as a practicing Catholics. Joe Biden (Irish and English) 46th