
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Joseph A Cable
Details
- Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company I,
5th U.S. Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 21, 1876 - January 8, 1877
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Cedar Creek, etc., Montana, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action.

Additional Details
- Accredited to: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 18, 1877
At parade at the Cantonment at the Yellowstone and Tongue Rivers, Montana Territory, by Gen. William T. Sherman - Born: 1848, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, MO, United States
- Died: October 15, 1877, Bear Paw Mountain, MT, United States
- Buried: Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT, United States