Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on May 7, 1890 for his actions as a sergeant with Company K, 9th US Cavalry, US Army, on two separate occasions; the first being on May 14, 1880, at the Battle of Fort Tularosa, New Mexico, and the last being on August 12, 1881, at the Battle of Carrizo Canyon, both in New Mexico Territory. He joined the US Army in 1866 with the 38th Infantry and attained the rank of first sergeant before leaving the Army in 1897. Following his retirement, he lived in a community with fellow Buffalo soldiers in Crawford, Nebraska. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "While commanding a detachment of 25 men at Fort Tularosa, N. Mex., repulsed a force of more than 100 Indians. At Carrizo Canyon, N . Mex., while commanding the right of a detachment of 19 men, on 12 August 1881, he stubbornly held his ground in an extremely exposed position and gallantly forced back a much superior number of the enemy, preventing them from surrounding the command."
Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on May 7, 1890 for his actions as a sergeant with Company K, 9th US Cavalry, US Army, on two separate occasions; the first being on May 14, 1880, at the Battle of Fort Tularosa, New Mexico, and the last being on August 12, 1881, at the Battle of Carrizo Canyon, both in New Mexico Territory. He joined the US Army in 1866 with the 38th Infantry and attained the rank of first sergeant before leaving the Army in 1897. Following his retirement, he lived in a community with fellow Buffalo soldiers in Crawford, Nebraska. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "While commanding a detachment of 25 men at Fort Tularosa, N. Mex., repulsed a force of more than 100 Indians. At Carrizo Canyon, N . Mex., while commanding the right of a detachment of 19 men, on 12 August 1881, he stubbornly held his ground in an extremely exposed position and gallantly forced back a much superior number of the enemy, preventing them from surrounding the command."
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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