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Medal of Honor Recipient

Daniel Keating

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001720Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1870

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Medal of Honor

October 5, 1870

Wichita River, Texas, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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Gallantry in action and in pursuit of Indians.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Daniel Keating — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001728
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Sergeant
Archive transcription SHA-256
3e5a2c05b4c4a6bbc3edf33c30d4d3a40cad892deab312506af385412806ebe5

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current profile records later/highest rank Sergeant.