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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

John Channing Gresham

Details
  • Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Colonel)
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    7th U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: December 29, 1890
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
Citation
Voluntarily led a party into a ravine to dislodge Sioux Indians concealed therein. He was wounded during this action.
Medal of Honor Recipient John C. Gresham
Medal of Honor Recipient John C. Gresham
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Lancaster Courthouse, Lancaster County, Virginia
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: March 26, 1895
  • Born: September 25, 1851, VA, United States
  • Died: September 2, 1926, San Diego, CA, United States
  • Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery (MH) (OS-4-4A), San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Location of Medal: West Point Museum (1863 & 1904 designs), West Point, NY
 

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