U.S. Army
Parnell, William RussellConflictIndian Campaigns
RankColonel
Year of Action1877
Unit/Command1st U.S. Cavalry
Citation
With a few men, in the face of a heavy fire from pursuing Indians and at imminent peril, returned and rescued a soldier whose horse had been killed and who had been left behind in the retreat.
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