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.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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