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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

Henry Holden

Details
  • Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company D,
    7th U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: June 25, 1876
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Little Big Horn River, Montana, USA
Citation
Brought up ammunition under a galling fire from the enemy.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: October 5, 1878
  • Born: 1836, Brighton, England
  • Died: December 14, 1905, Brighton, England
  • Buried: Brighton & Preston Cemetery (MH), Brighton, England
  • Location of Medal: Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, PA
 

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