Dennis T. Kirby

Dennis Thomas Kirby (September 15, 1835 - April 18, 1922) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Kirby was born in Niagara Falls, New York, and entered service at St. Louis, in Missouri. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism during the Siege of Vicksburg, while serving as a Major with 8th Missouri Infantry. His Medal of Honor was issued on January 31, 1894.

Kirby died on April 18, 1922 and was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.