Indian Wars
George Jordan
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company K, 9th U.S. Cavalry
14 May 1880 · Fort Tularosa, N Mex, ; at Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Action
- Fort Tularosa, N Mex, ; at Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico
The citation
Official citation
While commanding a detachment of 25 men at Fort Tularosa, N. Mex., repulsed a force of more than 100 Indians. At Carrizo Canyon, N . Mex., while commanding the right of a detachment of 19 men, on 12 August 1881, he stubbornly held his ground in an extremely exposed position and gallantly forced back a much superior number of the enemy, preventing them from surrounding the command.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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