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Indian Wars
Henry Johnson
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company D, 9th U.S. Cavalry
2-5 October 1879 · Milk River, Colorado
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Virginia
- Action
- Milk River, Colorado
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily left fortified shelter and under heavy fire at close range made the rounds of the pits to instruct the guards, fought his way to the creek and back to bring water to the wounded.
