Medal of Honor
1877-06-17
White Bird Canyon, Idaho, USA
- Rank at action
- First Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Troop H, 1st U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Was detailed with 6 men to hold a commanding position, and held it with great gallantry until the troops fell back. He then fought his way through the Indians, rejoined a portion of his command, and continued the fight in retreat. He had 2 horses shot from under him, and was captured, but escaped and reported for duty after 3 days' hiding and wandering in the mountains.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Michael McCarthy — 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-002943
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 37f83849aad65cdad7bd174606f10fc3cb89cf4833c30e1218200fe96871e641
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official profile supplies standard McCarthy capitalization; the legacy form remains an alias.