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- TWENTY-FOUR Seventh Cavalry troopers received the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at the battle of the Little Bighorn. It is exceptional that so many Medals of Honor were awarded in a battle of this size, and equally exceptional that not a single medal went to an officer.
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A total of 45 men earned the Medal of Honor while serving with the 7th Cavalry during the American Indian Wars: 24 for actions during the Battle of the Little Bighorn, two during the Battle of Bear Paw, 17 for being involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre or an engagement at White Clay Creek the next day, and two during other actions against the ...
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Jul 20, 2022 · Some 20 soldiers received the Medal of Honor following the Dec. 29, 1890, massacre near Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, where troops from the 7th Cavalry and accompanying artillery...
2 days ago · For their actions that day, 20 cavalrymen were awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor. Austin’s memorandum lists the recipients, along with short descriptions of why ...
16 hours ago · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a Pentagon board to review Medal of Honor awards for troops who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, where Native American women and children ...
Thomas W. Custer received the Medal of Honor twice for gallantry for his actions during the American Civil War. Both actions that earned Custer the Medal of Honor involved capturing Confederate regimental flags (2nd North Carolina Cavalry flag at Namozine Church on April 3, 1865, and again at Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865).
Austin's memorandum lists the recipients, along with short descriptions of why each man received a medal. One citation says a recipient showed distinguished conduct "in a battle with hostile Indians."
1 day ago · Most of the awards went to members of the Seventh Cavalry regiment. ... "The Medal of Honor of the early 20th century was different from the Medal of Honor of the Civil War," when it was awarded ...
