Medal of Honor*
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in Company H, 3d U.S. Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on March 1868 at Plum Creek, Kansas. His citation reads "While in charge of a powder train en route from Fort Harker to Fort Dodge, Kansas, was attacked by a party of desperadoes, who attempted to rescue a deserter in his charge and to fire the train. Sgt. Fegan, singlehandedly, repelled the attacking party, wounding two of them, and brought his train through in safety." His original burial site was in Fort Show Military Cemetery, Fort Shaw, Montana.
Bio by: Don Morfe
*Suggested edit: This is bio on Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency, Montana, USA
#8655855
Contributor: Tombstone Hunter (48802740) • [email protected]
Grave was moved to Custer National Cemetery Contributor: JVV 46986773
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in Company H, 3d U.S. Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on March 1868 at Plum Creek, Kansas. His citation reads "While in charge of a powder train en route from Fort Harker to Fort Dodge, Kansas, was attacked by a party of desperadoes, who attempted to rescue a deserter in his charge and to fire the train. Sgt. Fegan, singlehandedly, repelled the attacking party, wounding two of them, and brought his train through in safety." His original burial site was in Fort Show Military Cemetery, Fort Shaw, Montana.
Bio by: Don Morfe
*Suggested edit: This is bio on Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency, Montana, USA
#8655855
Contributor: Tombstone Hunter (48802740) • [email protected]
Grave was moved to Custer National Cemetery Contributor: JVV 46986773
Medal of Honor*
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in Company H, 3d U.S. Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on March 1868 at Plum Creek, Kansas. His citation reads "While in charge of a powder train en route from Fort Harker to Fort Dodge, Kansas, was attacked by a party of desperadoes, who attempted to rescue a deserter in his charge and to fire the train. Sgt. Fegan, singlehandedly, repelled the attacking party, wounding two of them, and brought his train through in safety." His original burial site was in Fort Show Military Cemetery, Fort Shaw, Montana.
Bio by: Don Morfe
*Suggested edit: This is bio on Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency, Montana, USA
#8655855
Contributor: Tombstone Hunter (48802740) • [email protected]
Grave was moved to Custer National Cemetery Contributor: JVV 46986773
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in Company H, 3d U.S. Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on March 1868 at Plum Creek, Kansas. His citation reads "While in charge of a powder train en route from Fort Harker to Fort Dodge, Kansas, was attacked by a party of desperadoes, who attempted to rescue a deserter in his charge and to fire the train. Sgt. Fegan, singlehandedly, repelled the attacking party, wounding two of them, and brought his train through in safety." His original burial site was in Fort Show Military Cemetery, Fort Shaw, Montana.
Bio by: Don Morfe
*Suggested edit: This is bio on Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency, Montana, USA
#8655855
Contributor: Tombstone Hunter (48802740) • [email protected]
Grave was moved to Custer National Cemetery Contributor: JVV 46986773
Inscription
JAMES FEGAN
SERG
CO H
3 US Infantry
Indian Wars
1828
1886
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