Indian Wars
Powhatan H. Clarke
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
10th U.S. Cavalry
3 May 1886 · Pinito Mountains, Sonora, Mex
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Maryland
- Action
- Pinito Mountains, Sonora, Mex
The citation
Official citation
Rushed forward to the rescue of a soldier who was severely wounded and lay, disabled, exposed to the enemy's fire, and carried him to a place of safety.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.