Private, U.S. Army

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Company B

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3d U.S. Cavalry

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Indian War Campaigns

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Date of Action:  26 April 1872

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Place of Action:  Loupe Forke, Platte River, Nebraska

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Date of Issue:  22 May 1872

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Entered Service At:  Carlisle, PA

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Born:  17 October 1847, Maytown, PA

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Died:  29 January 1876, Bainbridge, PA

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Buried:  Camp Hill Cemetery, Mount Joy, PA

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Medal of Honor Citation:  Gallantry in action.

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For more information on William H. Strayer try these links:

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        Excerpt from The Nebraska Indian Wars Reader, 1865-1877, edited by R. Eli Paul

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        William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody received the Medal of Honor in the same action as William Strayer

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