Sgt Rowdy

Sgt Rowdy, standing, with his MoH loaned to a comrade, was a member of Co A, Indian Scouts, & received the Medal of Honor for a March 7, 1890 action, during the Cherry Creek Campaign in the Arizona Territory. His citation reads, “Bravery in action with Apache Indians.” He was the last of 16 Scouts who earned the MoH. He passed in 1893 and is buried in Sante Fe National Cemetery in New Mexico.

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