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Indian Wars
James Jackson
Captain · U.S. Army
1st U.S. Cavalry
20 August 1877 · Camas Meadows, Idaho
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Action
- Camas Meadows, Idaho
The citation
Official citation
Dismounted from his horse in the face of a heavy fire from pursuing Indians, and with the assistance of 1 or 2 of the men of his command secured to a place of safety the body of his trumpeter, who had been shot.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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