Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
John Channing Gresham
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Colonel)
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
7th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: December 29, 1890
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
Citation
Voluntarily led a party into a ravine to dislodge Sioux Indians concealed therein. He was wounded during this action.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Lancaster Courthouse, Lancaster County, Virginia
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 26, 1895
- Born: September 25, 1851, VA, United States
- Died: September 2, 1926, San Diego, CA, United States
- Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery (MH) (OS-4-4A), San Francisco, CA, United States
- Location of Medal: West Point Museum (1863 & 1904 designs), West Point, NY