Indian Wars
John C. Gresham
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
7th U.S. Cavalry
29 December 1890 · Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Virginia
- Action
- Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily led a party into a ravine to dislodge Sioux Indians concealed therein. He was wounded during this action.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
