About Henry A. McMasters
Lived 1848 – 1872 (aged 23–24). Henry A. McMasters was an American military personnel.
Henry A. McMasters (c. 1848 – November 11, 1872) was a United States Army Corporal during the Indian Wars who received the Medal of Honor on November 19, 1872, for service at Red River, Texas on September 29, 1872 in combat with the Kotsoteka band of the Comanche.
Medal of Honor citation Citation: Gallantry in action.
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Who was Henry A. McMasters?
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
When was Henry A. McMasters born?
Henry A. McMasters was born in 1848 in Augusta.
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Henry A. McMasters died on 11 November 1872.
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Henry A. McMasters was a military personnel.
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Henry A. McMasters was American.
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