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Indian Wars

Mathew H. Hamilton

Private · U.S. Army

Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry

29 December 1890 · Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Indian Wars
Home state
New York
Action
Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota

The citation

Official citation

Bravery in action.

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