Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
William H Jones
Details
- Rank: Farrier (Highest Rank: Blacksmith)
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company L,
2d U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 7 - August 20, 1877
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Little Muddy Creek & Camas Meadows, Montana & Idaho, USA
Citation
Gallantry in the attack against hostile Sioux Indians 7 May 1877 at Muddy Creek, Mont., and in the engagement with Nez Perce Indians at Camas Meadows, Idaho, 20 August 1877, in which he sustained a painful knee wound.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 28, 1878
- Born: 1849, Davidson County, NC, United States
- Died: December 23, 1911
- Buried: Efland Methodist Church Cemetery (MH), Efland, NC, United States
- Location of Medal: