Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. He enlisted in Sacramento, California on August 27, 1870 and died from typhoid fever at Fort McPherson. At the time of his death he was a private assigned to Company F, Third US Cavalry. His company commander, Lt. Smead, wrote on the Record of Death and Interment that "The deceased was an excellent soldier and in 1871 the War Department awarded him a medal of honor for gallant services against hostile Indians in Arizona." The action for which he received the Medal of Honor occurred on May 5, 1871 in the Whetstone Mountains of Arizona Territory. His citation simply says "Gallantry in action with Indians." A Federal Military Marker was placed on his grave site in 2007.
Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. He enlisted in Sacramento, California on August 27, 1870 and died from typhoid fever at Fort McPherson. At the time of his death he was a private assigned to Company F, Third US Cavalry. His company commander, Lt. Smead, wrote on the Record of Death and Interment that "The deceased was an excellent soldier and in 1871 the War Department awarded him a medal of honor for gallant services against hostile Indians in Arizona." The action for which he received the Medal of Honor occurred on May 5, 1871 in the Whetstone Mountains of Arizona Territory. His citation simply says "Gallantry in action with Indians." A Federal Military Marker was placed on his grave site in 2007.
Bio by: George Bacon
Inscription
(Military Marker)
MEDAL OF HONOR
PVT CO F 3 US CAVALRY
INDIAN WARS
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