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U.S. Army

Francis Safford Dodge

ConflictIndian Campaigns

RankBrigadier General

Year of Action1879

Unit/Command9th U.S. Cavalry, Troop D

BirthplaceDanvers, Massachusetts

Citation

With a force of 40 men rode all night to the relief of a command that had been defeated and was besieged by an overwhelming force of Indians, reached the field at daylight, joined in the action and fought for 3 days.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Indian Campaigns Year of Action: 1879

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