Indian Wars
Thomas Shaw
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company K, 9th U.S. Cavalry
12 August 1881 · Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico
Public domain. Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, collector. Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Missouri
- Action
- Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico
The citation
Official citation
Forced the enemy back after stubbornly holding his ground in an extremely exposed position and prevented the enemy's superior numbers from surrounding his command.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.