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U.S. Army
Day, Matthias Walter
Day, Matthias Walter
ConflictIndian Campaigns
RankColonel Ret.
Year of Action1879
Unit/Command9th U.S. Cavalry,
HometownMansfield, Ohio
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.

Branch: U.S. ArmyConflict: Indian CampaignsYear of Action: 1879

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