Medal of Honor
January 1, 1891
White River, South Dakota, USA
- Rank at action
- Captain
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- 6th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓For distinguished bravery while in command of his troop in action against hostile Sioux Indians on the north bank of the White River, near the mouth of Little Grass Creek, S. Dak., where he defeated a force of 300 Brule Sioux warriors, and turned the Sioux tribe, which was endeavoring to enter the Bad Lands, back into the Pine Ridge Agency.
Sources & record notes
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- John Brown Kerr — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001295
- 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
- Hutchison Station, Ky.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 408b1841a1de07237bedf3a07192b4b72fd505057363a5b1527e644a5a0626c8
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.