Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
John Haddoo
Details
- Also Known As: Haddo Jr., John
- Rank: Corporal
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company B,
5th U.S. Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 21, 1876 - January 8, 1877
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Cedar Creek, etc., Montana, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 18, 1877
At parade at the Cantonment at the Yellowstone and Tongue Rivers, Montana Territory, by Gen. William T. Sherman
- Born: August 13, 1851, Boston, Suffulk County, MA, United States
- Died: September 30, 1877, Bear Paw Mountain, MT, United States
- Buried: Fort Gibson National Cemetery (MH) IMO marker (MA-17), Fort Gibson, Oklahoma; Custer Battlefield National Cemetery (B-2), Crow Agency, MT, United States