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Indian Wars
Henry W. B. Mechlin
Blacksmith · U.S. Army
Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry
25 June 1876 · Little Big Horn, Montana
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Little Big Horn, Montana
The citation
Official citation
With 3 comrades during the entire engagement courageously held a position that secured water for the command.