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Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Brent Woods
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company B,
9th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: August 19, 1881
- Medal of Honor Action Place: New Mexico, USA
Citation
Saved the lives of his comrades and citizens of the detachment.
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Additional Details
- Accredited to: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 12, 1894
- Born: 1850, Pulaski County, KY, United States
- Died: March 31, 1906
- Buried: Mill Springs National Cemetery (MH) (A-930), Nancy, KY, United States