U.S. Army
Jones, William H.ConflictIndian Campaigns
RankBlacksmith
Year of Action1877
Unit/Command2nd U.S. Cavalry, Company L
HometownNorth Carolina
Citation
Gallantry in the attack against hostile Sioux Indians on May 7, 1877 at Muddy Creek, Mont., and in the engagement with Nez Perces Indians at Camas Meadows, Idaho, on 20 August 1877 in which he sustained a painful knee wound.
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