Unit/Command: 6th U.S. Cavalry (Assigned), Indian Scouts
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: September 12, 1874
Medal of Honor Action Place: Washita River, Texas, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action.
Medal of Honor Recipient Amos Chapman
Additional Details
Accredited to: Fort Supply, Woodward County, Oklahoma, (Indian Territory)
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: November 7, 1874
Medal issued in 1872; Chapman's Medal of Honor was rescinded following the 1916-1917 review of Army Medal of Honor awards as he was a civilian at the time of his valor; he was restored to the Medal of Honor Roll in 1989.
Born: March 15, 1839, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI, United States
Died: July 18, 1925
Buried: Brumfield Cemetery (PM) (C-112), Seiling, OK, United States
Location of Medal:
Oklahoma Historical Society, State Capitol, Oklahoma City, OK