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U.S. Army

James Jackson

ConflictIndian Campaigns

RankBrigadier General

Year of Action1877

Unit/Command1st U.S. Cavalry, Troop B,

BirthplaceNew Jersey

Citation

Dismounted from his horse in the face of a heavy fire from pursuing Indians, and with the assistance of 1 or 2 of the men of his command secured to a place of safety the body of his trumpeter, who had been shot and

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

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