Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Richard Longstreet Tea
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company H,
6th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 23, 1875
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Sappa Creek, Kansas, USA
Citation
With five other men he waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main column. This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke their resistance.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: November 16, 1876
- Born: February 1842, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States
- Died: September 14, 1911, Fort Whipple, AZ, United States
- Buried: Mountain View Cemetery (MH) (P-13-D), Prescott, AZ, United States