Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Edward Clay Sharpless
Details
- Rank: Corporal
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company H,
6th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 9, 1874
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Upper Washita River, Texas, USA
Citation
While carrying dispatches was attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he (and a comrade) fought throughout the day.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: April 23, 1875
- Born: August 10, 1853, Marion County, OH, United States
- Died: January 12, 1934, Mountainair, NM, United States
- Buried: Mountainair Cemetery (MH), Mountainair, NM, United States