Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Milden H Wilson
Details
- Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: Ordnance Sergeant)
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company I,
7th U.S. Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: August 9, 1877
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Big Hole, Montana, USA
Citation
Gallantry in forming company from line of skirmishers and deploying again under a galling fire, and in carrying dispatches at the imminent risk of his life.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Newark, Licking County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: December 2, 1878
- Born: July 25, 1847, Huron County, OH, United States
- Died: February 5, 1924, Lawrence Park, Erie County, PA, United States
- Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, PA, United States
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