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U.S. Army

Harry Garland

ConflictIndian Campaigns

RankHospital Steward

Year of Action1877

Unit/Command2nd U.S. Cavalry, Company L

BirthplaceBoston, Massachusetts

Citation

Gallantry in action with hostile Sioux, at Little Muddy Creek, Mont.; having been wounded in the hip so as to be unable to stand, at Camas Meadows, Idaho, he still continued to direct the men under his charge until the enemy withdrew.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Indian Campaigns Year of Action: 1877

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