Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on April 23, 1875, for his actions as a sergeant with Company A, 6th US Cavalry, US Army, on September 9, 1874, at the Upper Washita River during the Red River War. After studying business, he enlisted in the US Army in 1864 during the American Civil War and was based at the Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts and did not participate in any combat action. He was discharged from the Army in 1867 and worked as a machinist and clerk but left in 1872 and moved to Chicago, Illinois. Unable to find work, he reenlisted in the US. Army under the alias Frank Singleton. He was initially stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, and later at Fort Wallace, Kansas and Fort Dodge, Iowa. In July 1874, he joined the 6th Cavalry at Fort Dodge for US Army Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles' campaign against the Kiowa, Comanche, and Southern Cheyenne in the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) and northwestern Texas. It was during this expedition that he saw action at the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon on August 30, 1874, and at the Upper Washita River on September 9–12, 1874. It was in the latter engagement, he was wounded in the leg while carrying ammunition under heavy fire to outlying defensive positions, for which he received the Medal of Honor. He was forced to retire due to the severity of his leg injury and was discharged in May 1875. He then returned to his home town where he died at the age of 70.
Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on April 23, 1875, for his actions as a sergeant with Company A, 6th US Cavalry, US Army, on September 9, 1874, at the Upper Washita River during the Red River War. After studying business, he enlisted in the US Army in 1864 during the American Civil War and was based at the Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts and did not participate in any combat action. He was discharged from the Army in 1867 and worked as a machinist and clerk but left in 1872 and moved to Chicago, Illinois. Unable to find work, he reenlisted in the US. Army under the alias Frank Singleton. He was initially stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, and later at Fort Wallace, Kansas and Fort Dodge, Iowa. In July 1874, he joined the 6th Cavalry at Fort Dodge for US Army Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles' campaign against the Kiowa, Comanche, and Southern Cheyenne in the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) and northwestern Texas. It was during this expedition that he saw action at the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon on August 30, 1874, and at the Upper Washita River on September 9–12, 1874. It was in the latter engagement, he was wounded in the leg while carrying ammunition under heavy fire to outlying defensive positions, for which he received the Medal of Honor. He was forced to retire due to the severity of his leg injury and was discharged in May 1875. He then returned to his home town where he died at the age of 70.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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