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Medal of Honor Recipient

Samuel Henry Craig

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001254Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1886

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Medal of Honor

May 15, 1886

Santa Cruz Mountains, Mexico

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company D, 4th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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Conspicuous gallantry during an attack on a hostile Apache Indian Camp; seriously wounded.
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Conspicuous gallantry during an attack on a hostile Apache Indian camp; seriously wounded.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Samuel Henry Craig — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001261
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
First Sergeant
Archive transcription SHA-256
d1fb8bdc514e18b8f4032c25f93a13ebe05665e328314ef78e29e20ee51dee5f

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.

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