Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Robert McPhelan
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company E,
5th U.S. Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 21, 1876 - January 8, 1877
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Cedar Creek, etc., Montana, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: New York, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 18, 1877
At parade at the Cantonment at the Yellowstone and Tongue Rivers, Montana Territory, by Gen. William T. Sherman
- Born: 1837, County Laois, Ireland
- Died: February 1, 1884, Leavenworth, KS, United States
- Buried: Leavenworth National Cemetery (reinterred from Mount Calvary Cemetery (MH) (Potters Field Sec. C), Leavenworth, KS), Lansing, KS, United States
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