Medal of Honor Action Place: Powder River, Wyoming, USA
Citation
Accompanied a detachment of cavalry in a charge on a village of hostile Indians and fought through the engagements, having his horse killed under him. He continued to fight on foot, and under severe fire and without assistance conveyed two wounded comrades to places of safety, saving them from capture.
Medal of Honor Recipient William C. Bryan
Additional Details
Accredited to: St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: June 15, 1899
Born: September 9, 1852, Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH, United States
Died: March 27, 1933, Santa Monica, CA, United States
Buried: Fairmount Cemetery (cremated remains), Denver, CO, United States