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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
 

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