Medal of Honor
April 1, 1880
O'Fallons Creek, Montana, USA
- Rank at action
- Captain
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- 2d U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Surprised the Indians in their strong position and fought them until dark with great boldness.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Eli Lundy Huggins — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001288
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brigadier General
- Entered service at
- Minnesota
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- eec0b5c01737b1c2fde74b6494f51addace2120f167404fea109c0393e590f62
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.