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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

Rufus D Hutchinson

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company B,
    7th U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: June 25, 1876
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Little Big Horn River, Montana, USA
Citation
Guarded and carried the wounded, brought water for the same, and posted and directed the men in his charge under galling fire from the enemy.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: October 5, 1878
  • Born: 1850, Butlerville, Warren County, OH, United States
  • Died: March 31, 1913, Lockland, OH, United States
  • Buried: Reading Cemetery, Reading, OH, United States
 

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