BALDWIN, FRANK D. - Medal of Honor Recipient
SECOND AWARD
Place and date: At McClellans Creek, Tex., 8 November 1874. Citation:
Rescued, with 2 companies, 2 white girls by a voluntary attack upon Indians
whose superior numbers and strong position would have warranted delay for
reinforcements, but which delay would have permitted the Indians to escape
and kill their captives.
First Award
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
Browse Records by Era / War / Subject |
