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U.S. Army

John A. Kirkwood

ConflictIndian Campaigns

Year of Action1876

Unit/Command3rd U.S. Cavalry, Company M

BirthplaceAllegheny City, Pennsylvania

Citation

Bravely endeavored to dislodge some Sioux Indians secreted in a ravine.

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