Indian Wars
Edgar R. Aston
Private · U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
30 May 1868 · San Carlos, Arizona
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Ohio
- Action
- San Carlos, Arizona
The citation
Official citation
With 2 other men he volunteered to search for a wagon passage out of a 4,000-foot valley wherein an infantry column was immobile. This small group passed 6 miles among hostile Apache terrain finding the sought passage. On their return trip down the canyon they were attacked by Apaches who were successfully held at bay.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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