Indian Wars
Charles A. Varnum
Captain · U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
30 December 1890 · White Clay Creek, South Dakota
Public domain. Unknown photographer, caretaker is National Park Service Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Florida
- Action
- White Clay Creek, South Dakota
The citation
Official citation
While executing an order to withdraw, seeing that a continuance of the movement would expose another troop of his regiment to being cut off and surrounded, he disregarded orders to retire, placed himself in front of his men, led a charge upon the advancmg Indians, regained a commanding position that had just been vacated, and thus insured a safe withdrawal of both detachments without further loss.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.