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Indian Wars

Mason Carter

First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

5th U.S. Infantry

30 September 1877 · Bear Paw Mountain, Montana

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Indian Wars
Home state
Georgia
Action
Bear Paw Mountain, Montana

The citation

Official citation

Led a charge under a galling fire, in which he inflicted great loss upon the enemy.

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