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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas Cruse

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001256Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1882

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Medal of Honor

July 17, 1882

Big Dry Fork (Chevelon's Fork), Arizona, USA

Rank at action
Second Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
6th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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Gallantly charged hostile Indians, and with his carbine compelled a party of them to keep under cover of their breastworks, thus being enabled to recover a severely wounded soldier.
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Gallantly charged hostile Indians and with his carbine compelled a party of them to keep under cover of their breastworks, thus being enabled to recover a severely wounded soldier.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Thomas Cruse — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001263
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
Owensboro, Ky.
Archive transcription SHA-256
7aca673b0cdf31df533f161bda264303000db90d9ba2c07643d8553569d70bc7

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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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