Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 23, 1875 at Sappa Creek, Kansas. His citation reads "With five other men he waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main column. This suprise attack from the enemy rear broke their resistance."
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 23, 1875 at Sappa Creek, Kansas. His citation reads "With five other men he waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main column. This suprise attack from the enemy rear broke their resistance."
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