Indian Wars
James Fegan
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company H, 3d U.S. Infantry
March 1868 · Plum Creek, Kansas
Public domain. Theophilus Francis Rodenbough Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Action
- Plum Creek, Kansas
The citation
Official citation
While in charge of a powder train en route from Fort Harker to Fort Dodge, Kans., was attached by a party of desperadoes, who attempted to rescue a deserter in his charge and to fire the train. Sergeant. Fegan, singlehanded, repelled the attacking party, wounding 2 of them, and brought his train through in safety.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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