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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

Heth Canfield

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company C,
    2d U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 17, 1870
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Little Blue, Nebraska, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: June 22, 1870
  • Born: 1849, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT, United States
  • Died: December 16, 1913, St. Augustine, FL, United States
  • Buried: Evergreen Cemetery (MH) (Old Sec.C-110), St. Augustine, FL, United States
 

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