Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Private in Company E, 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, having enlisted at age 17 on August 12, 1862, and serving until his honorably discharge on July 5, 1865. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on December 31, 1862, to January 1, 1863. His citation reads simply, "Gallantry in action." His Medal was issued on November 16, 1887. He was one of six 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the others being Sergeant Everett W. Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Betts, Colonel William J. Palmer, 1st Lieutenant Anthony Taylor, and Private John Tweedale). He stayed in the United States Army after the War, serving on the frontier with the 3rd United States Cavalry Regiment. During his service, he made extensive studies of the Plains Indians and published three books on the U.S. Army Frontier Campaigns in which he served. He took part in the massacre of many Native Americans before learning that he had fathered a child by one of the white women who went to live with the Native Americans. He then later became an advocate for Native Americans.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Private in Company E, 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, having enlisted at age 17 on August 12, 1862, and serving until his honorably discharge on July 5, 1865. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on December 31, 1862, to January 1, 1863. His citation reads simply, "Gallantry in action." His Medal was issued on November 16, 1887. He was one of six 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the others being Sergeant Everett W. Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Betts, Colonel William J. Palmer, 1st Lieutenant Anthony Taylor, and Private John Tweedale). He stayed in the United States Army after the War, serving on the frontier with the 3rd United States Cavalry Regiment. During his service, he made extensive studies of the Plains Indians and published three books on the U.S. Army Frontier Campaigns in which he served. He took part in the massacre of many Native Americans before learning that he had fathered a child by one of the white women who went to live with the Native Americans. He then later became an advocate for Native Americans.
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