Medal of Honor
June 25, 1876
Little Big Horn, Montana, USA
- Rank at action
- Saddler
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Volunteered with George Geiger, Charles Windolph, and Henry Mechlin to hold an exposed position standing erect on the brow of the hill facing the Little Big Horn River. They fired constantly in this manner for more than 20 minutes diverting fire and attention from another group filling canteens of water that were desperately needed.
Sources & record notes
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- Otto Emil Voit — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001335
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
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