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U.S. Army

John Harrington

ConflictIndian Campaigns

RankSergeant

Year of Action1874

Unit/Command6th U.S. Cavalry, Company H

BirthplaceDetroit, Michigan

Citation

While carrying dispatches was attacked hy 125 hostile Indians, whom he and his comrades fought throughout the day. He was severely wounded in the hip and unable to move. He continued to fight, defending an exposed dying man.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Indian Campaigns Year of Action: 1874

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