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10 Indian Wars CMOH Medal of Honor DEATH RECORDS, Research Docs, US Army Cavalry

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    Amazing Research Documents!
    If you are researching the Wild West, Indian Wars, military history etc., then you will want these research documents. 10 DEATH CERTIFICATES that provide much information about these CMOH recipients.
    Amazing Historical/Research Documents measure approximately 8-1/2x11 inches in size and provide interesting info about how each person died, family members, date of death, place of death, cemetery buried in and much, much more!!! Check out the photos so you know how cool these documents really are!!!
    You get these 10 Death Certificate copies for the following CMOH recipients:
    Nicholas "Sam" Foran: Sergeant in the US Army, awarded the CMOH for gallantry during the Apache Wars from Aug-Oct 1868. After his service he worked as a quartz miner. He lived to be 83 years old and died in Arizona on Sep. 29, 1927.
    William Alchesay: A Sierra Blanc Apache Indian, he served in the Wars with the Plains Indians as a Sergeant in Company A, United States Army Indian Scouts. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the winter of 1872-1873, where he participated in the Campaigns in the Tonto Basin, Arizona. He became a respected Chief of the White Mountain Apache Indians, and participated in the 1886 Campaign that ultimately ended in the capture of Geronimo. He died at the age of 75 in Arizona.
    Richard Longstreet Tea: Was an American Civil War hero who received the Medal of Honor for heroism on April 23, 1875 during the Indian Wars. His citation reads"With 5 other men he waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main column. This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke their resistance." He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in February 1842 and died of heart disease in Prescott, Arizona at the age of 71.
    Josiah Pennsyl: Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for action on September 11, 1874 at Upper Washita, TX. His citation reads "Gallantry in action." He died in Arizona at the age of 69.
    Claron "Gus" Windus: The only Medal of Honor recipient to shoot and kill another Medal of Honor recipient. He was a bugler and orderly during the Indian Wars at which time he received the honor for his actions on July 12, 1870. Citation reads "For The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Bugler Claron Windus, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 12 July 1870, while serving with Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry, at Wichita River, Texas." He later served as a Captain during the Spanish-American War. He died on Oct. 18, 1927 in Texas.
    George Deary: Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Indian Wars as a Sergeant in Company L, 5th United States Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Apache Creek, Arizona on April 2, 1874. His citation simply reads "Gallantry in action". His Medal was issued on April 12, 1875. After his service he went on to work as a carpenter. He died at the age of 65 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Frederick Platten: Entered the US Army at New York and received the CMOH for heroism on April 23, 1875 at Sappa Creek, Kansas. While fighting a renegade band of Cheyenne Indians, he and 5 others made a daring move in a muddy creek to position directly behind the Cheyenne camp and attack from the rear. He later worked as a cattleman and forest ranger and died at the age of 84 in Arizona.
    Edgar Aston: Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the United States Army in Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 30, 1868 at San Carlos, Arizona. His citation reads "With two other men he volunteered to search for a wagon passage out of a 4,000-foot valley wherein an infantry column was immobile. This small group passed six miles through hostile Apache terrain, finding the sought passage. On their return trip down the canyon they were attacked by Apaches, who were successfully held at bay."
    James J. Bell: He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private in Company E, 7th US Infantry for action on July 9, 1876 at Big Horn, Montana. His citation reads "Carried dispathes to Gen. Crook at the imminent risk of his life." Lived to be just 50 years old and died in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1901.
    Michael Corcoran: He served in the United States Army during the wars with the Plains Indians as a Corporal in Company E, 8th United States Calvary. On August 25, 1869 he was among those operating out of Camp Whipple, Arizona who engaged a band of Indians between the Aqua Fria and Rio Verde Rivers. He was awarded the CMOH on March 3, 1870 for "Gallantry in Action." He died in Ohio in 1919.
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