Medal of Honor
October 2, 1879
Milk River, Colorado, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company D, 9th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Voluntarily left fortified shelter and under heavy fire at close range made the rounds of the pits to instruct the guards, fought his way to the creek and back to bring water to the wounded.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Henry Johnson — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003330
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- b6802c3dddccb5ea0944f74d44def023b804d048dc2c52c1c0fd8ea67dd4cc53
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The Army 9th Cavalry profile is selected by branch, unit, and October 2, 1879 action. The legacy Milk Creek place form remains preserved as an attributed variant.