Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Frank Bratling
Details
- Rank: Corporal
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company C,
8th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 8, 1873
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Selden, New Mexico, USA
Citation
Services against hostile Indians.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Awarded Posthumously: Yes
- Presentation Date & Details: August 12, 1875
- Born: 1845, Bavaria, Germany
- Died: July 13, 1873, near Canada Alamos, NM, United States
- Buried: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, KS, United States; reinterred from Fort McRae Post Cemetery (marker only), Fort McRae, New Mexico; Fort Bliss National Cemetery (marker only), Fort Bliss, Texas (MA-29)