Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Edgar R Aston
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company L,
8th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 30, 1868
- Medal of Honor Action Place: San Carlos, Arizona, USA
Citation
With two other men he volunteered to search for a wagon passage out of a 4,000-foot valley wherein an infantry column was immobile. This small group passed six miles through hostile Apache terrain, finding the sought passage. On their return trip down the canyon they were attacked by Apaches, who were successfully held at bay.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 28, 1868
- Born: 1846, Clermont County, OH, United States
- Died: April 14, 1932
- Buried: Tate Township Cemetery (PM) (7-40), Bethel, OH, United States