Indian Campaigns – U.S. Army

Alonzo Bowman

Details

• Rank: Sergeant
• Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
• Unit/Command:
  Company D,
  6th U.S. Cavalry
• Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
• Medal of Honor Action Date: August 30, 1881
• Medal of Honor Action Place: Cibicu Creek, Arizona, USA

Citation

Conspicuous and extraordinary bravery in attacking mutinous scouts.

Additional Details

• Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Awarded Posthumously: No
• Presentation Date & Details: November 4, 1882
• Born: June 15, 1848, Washington Township, Knox County, ME, United States
• Died: October 4, 1885, Fort Bayard, NM, United States
• Buried: Fort Bayard National Cemetery (MH) (A-I-31), Fort Bayard, NM, United States