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Indian Wars

Edward P. Grimes

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry

5 October 1879 · Milk River, Colorado

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Indian Wars
Home state
New Hampshire
Action
Milk River, Colorado

The citation

Official citation

The command being almost out of ammunition and surrounded on 3 sides by the enemy, he voluntarily brought up a supply under heavy flre at almost point blank range.

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