Samuel D. Phillips
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
About Samuel D. Phillips
Lived 1845 – 1915 (aged 69–70). Samuel D. Phillips was an American.
Samuel D. Phillips (c. 1845 – 1915) was a Medal of Honor recipient in the United States Army during the Plains Indian Wars. While serving as a private in Company H, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, he fought in an action against Native Americans at the Battle of Little Muddy Creek in Montana Territory on May 7, 1877.
Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 2d U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Muddy Creek, Mont., May 7, 1877. Entered service at: United States. Birth: Butler County, Ohio, United States. Date of issue: August 8, 1877.
Citation:
Gallantry in action.
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Who was Samuel D. Phillips?
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
When was Samuel D. Phillips born?
Samuel D. Phillips was born in 1845 in Butler County.
When did Samuel D. Phillips die?
Samuel D. Phillips died on 12 November 1915.
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Samuel D. Phillips was American.
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