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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

John Kyle

Details
  • Rank: Corporal
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company M,
    5th U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: July 8, 1869
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Republican River, Kansas, USA
Citation
This soldier and two others were attacked by eight Indians, but beat them off and badly wounded two of them.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: August 24, 1869
  • Born: 1846, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH, United States
  • Died: July 18, 1870, Fort Hays, KS, United States
  • Buried: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery (MH) (H-3341), Fort Leavenworth, KS, United States
 

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