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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

Nicholas Meaher

Details
  • Also Known As: Maher, Nicholas
  • Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: Sergeant)
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company G,
    1st U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: October 20, 1869
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: December 20, 1869
  • Born: 1845, Perry County, OH, United States
  • Died: June 26, 1916, Boise, ID, United States
  • Buried: Jordan Valley Cemetery (buried as Nicholas Maher), Jordan Valley, OR, United States
 

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