LE MEDAGLIE DEL DISONORE

 

Ecco la lista dei "soldati" (le virgolette sono d'obbligo: tra i militari infatti esiste un codice morale che la cavalleria americana evidentemente disconosce) che hanno ricevuto una medaglia per la loro eroica azione militare durante il massacro di Wounded Knee.

Ma se è stato un massacro, come fanno ad avere dato le medaglie a qualcuno? dove sta l'onore?Mah.....

 

(1) Austin, William G., Sergeant, Company E, 7th calvalry, issued June 27, 1891:

"While the Indians were concealed in a ravine, assisted men on the skirmish line, directing their fire, etc., and using every effort to dislodge the enemy."

Entered service at New York, N.Y. Born, Galveston, Tex.

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(2) Clancy, John E., Musician, Company E, First U.S. calvalry, issued January 23, 1892:

His citation stated that he had rescued wounded soldiers, twice. Clancy was courtmartialed eight times during his career, twice between the fight at Wounded Knee and the receipt of his medal.

Entered service at ? Born, New York, N.Y.

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(3) Feaster, Mosheim, Private, Company E, 7th calvalry, issued June 23, 1891 for

"Extraordinary gallantry."

Entered service at Schellburg, Pa. Born, Schellburg, Pa.

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"...the officer who who recommended him was more than a quarter of a mile away at the time of Feasters's heroic action. However, three affidavits were given atteting to his acts. The three men who signed these statements were friends of Feaster and fellow members of Troop E. These witnesses also received Medals of Honor."

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(4) Garlington, Ernest A., 1st Lieutenant, 7th calvalry, issued September 26, 1893 for

"Distinguished gallantry."

Entered service at Athens, Ga. Born, 20 February 1853, Newberry, S.C.

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(5) Gresham, John C., 1st Lieutenant, 7th calvalry, issued March 26, 1895 because he

"Voluntarily led a party into a ravine to dislodge Sioux indians concealed therein. He was wounded during the action."

Entered service at Lancaster Courthouse, Va. Born, Virginia.

The Congressional Medal of Honor, Sharp and Dunnigan Publications

"A unsigned, undated letter in Gresham's file states that no records could be found of Gresham's wounds, and curiously, the regimental returns for January 1891 show him "on duty." There is, however, mention elsewhere that during the fighting Gresham 'received an abrasion on the nose from a passing bullet.'

Later in his career Gresham was implicated in a case where funds belonging to a student in his charge were missing. There is no record of the outcome, but he was ordered to retire with in six months after these allegations were made. A medical report tells of his 'outbreaks of fury over trivial matters...[and]...mental depression objectively shown by a permanent expresion of dissatisfaction.'"

Medals of Honor, Green

(6) Hamilton, Mathew H., Private, Company G, 7th calvalry, issued May 5, 1891

for "Bravery in action."

Entered service at ? Born, Ireland.

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...[medal granted for] "conspicuous bravery in rounding up and bringing to the skirmish line a stampeded pack mule...Company G was not in a direct line of fire. Common sense would suggest animals frightened by gunfire would run away from the shooting. It almost seems Hamilton was awarded the Medal of Honor for riding away from the fighting."

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(7) Hartzog, Joshua B., Private, Company E, 1st Artillery, issued March 24, 1891 because he

"Went to the rescue of the commanding officer who had fallen severely wounded, picked him up, and carried him out of range of the hostile guns."

Entered service at ? Born, Paulding County, Ohio

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"All of the indians opened fire on us. One of my men went for ammunition and didn't come back. ...My captain called to me to come back, but I kept moving nearer the indians, and kept shooting. Lieutenant Hawthorne came toward me and was calling, when suddenly I heard him say: 'Oh, my God!' Looking around, I saw him lying of his side, and then I knew he had been hit. Hartzog ran to him and carried him back behind the hill. .."]

(8) Hawthorne, Harry L., 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd US Artillery, issued 10.11.1892,

"Distinguished conduct in battle with hostile indians."

Entered service in Kentucky. Born, 1860, Minnesota.

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[Hawthorne was responsible for two "Hotchkiss Breech-loading Steel Mountain Rifles, caliber 1.65 inches; length of bore, 24.72 calibers; weight of tube, 116.6 pounds; weight of carriage, 220 pounds; weight of exploding cartridge, 2 pounds 10 ounces; effective range, 4,200 yards."]

[Hawthorne's] "wound was so severe that he was forced to spend several years away from field duty. One of his assignments was as professor of military science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He eventually gave up that post because of teasing he received from the students. This harassment was directed toward the army in general and at Hawthorne in particular...[because] The students believed there had been a massacre at Wounded Knee and blamed Hawthorne and the Army."

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["...The bursting artillery rounds churned up the earth and caved in banks. ...a Hotchkiss shell punch[ed] a six-inch hole in the middle of a man's stomach. Up and down the ravine the People sang death songs..."An occasional shot came from the teepees. To stop this, the battery raked the Miniconjou camp from one end to the other. Flying shrapnel shredded the lodges and sought out every living thing.]

(9) Hillock, Marvin C., Private, Company B, 7th calvalry , issued April 16, 1891 for

"Distinguished bravery."

Entered service at Lead City, S. Dak. Born, Michigan.

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(10) Hobday, George, Cook, 7th calvalry, Company K, issued for

"Conspicuous and gallant conduct in battle and [because he] was noticed by several officers.

Information from draft copies of his recommendation indicated his primary act of bravey was 'voluntarily leaving his work as a cook.'"

Entered service at ? Born, Pulaski County, IL.

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(11) Jetter, Bernhard, Sergeant, 7th calvalry, Company A, issued April 4, 1891 for

"Distinguished bravery."

Entered service at ? Born, Germany. Date of issue: 24 April 1891.

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(12) Loyd, George, Sergeant, Company I, 7th calvalry , issued April 16, 1891 for

[Loyd] "was a veteran of the Little Big Horn campaign [and] on his sixth enlistment. Two years, almost to the day [of receipt of his medal], he committed suicide. The only mention in the regimental record is that he died by 'shooting himself through the head.'"

Entered service at ? Born, Ireland.

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"Bravery, especially after having been severely wounded through the lung."

America's Medal of Honor Recipients, Highland Publishers (13) McMillan, Albert W., Sergeant, Company E., 7th calvalry, issued June 23, 1891 because

"While engaged with Indians concealed in a ravine, he assisted the men on the skirmish line, directed their fire, encouraged them by example, and used every effort to dislodge the enemy."

Entered service at Baltimore, Md. Born, Baltimore, Md.

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"He was promoted to sergeant major prior to April 6, 1891. For reasons not found in his records, he was demoted to private before his discharge on September 21, 1892."

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(14) Neder, Adam, Corporal, Company A, 7th calvalry, issued for

"gallantry in action...One of the citations says Neder was wounded; then that entry is struck through."

Entered service at ? Born, Bavaria.

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(15) Sullivan, Thomas, Private, Company E., 7th calvalry, issued June 23, 1891 for

"exposing [himself] to the enemy"

Entered service at Newark, N.J. Born, Ireland.

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(16) Toy, Frederich E., First Sergeant, Company G, 7th calvalry, issued May 26, 1891 for

"bravery."

Entered service at ? Birth, Buffalo, N.Y.

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(17) Trautman, Jacob, First Sergeant, Company I, 7th calvalry, issued March 27,1891 because he

"Killed a hostile indian at close quarters, and, although entitled to retirement from service, remained to the close of the campaign."

Entered service at ? Born, Germany.

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(18) Ward, James, Sergeant, Company B, 7th calvalry, December 29, 1890, award issued April 16, 1891, because he

"continued to fight after being severely wounded."

Entered service at Boston, Mass. Born, Quincy, Mass.

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"Ward was reported as having been severely wounded, though no other records, medical or otherwise, could be found to support this.

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(19) Weinert, Paul H., Corporal, Battery E, First U.S. Artillery , award issued for advancing with Hotchkiss gun into ravine in pursuit of women and children... Weinert later commented:

"With his gun less than 300 yards away Weinert's firing inflicted terrible damage, undoubtedly killing and wounding many women and children...Later in the decade Weinert adorned with his Medal of Honor, toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show as a member of it's color guard.

"I expected a court martial, but what was my surprise when gruff old Allyn Capron, my captain, came up to me and grasped me by the shoulders and said to the officers and men: 'That's the kind of men I have in my battery.'"

Entered service at Baltimore, Md. Born, Germany.

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Taking the place of his commanding officer, who had fallen severely wounded, hr galantly served his piece, after fire advancing it [the Hotchkiss gun] to a better position.

America's Medal of Honor Recipients, Highland Publishers

(20) Ziegner, Hermann, Private, Company E, 7th calvalry, Wounded Knee, 1890, issued 6.23.91 for

"conspicuous bravery."

Entered service at ? Born, Germany

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