Indian Wars
Matthias W. Day
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
9th U.S. Cavalry
18 September 1879 · Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Ohio
- Action
- Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico
The citation
Official citation
Advanced alone into the enemy's lines and carried off a wounded soldier of his command under a hot fire and after he had been ordered to retreat.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
