Edward Johnston (Medal of Honor)

Edward Johnston (February 8, 1844 – January 20, 1920) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 5th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of thirty-one men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during General Nelson A. Miles winter campaign against the Sioux in the Montana Territory from October 21, 1876, to January 8, 1877.

Edward Johnston
Born(1844-02-08)February 8, 1844
Penn Yan, New York, United States
DiedJanuary 20, 1920(1920-01-20) (aged 75)
Penn Yan, New York
Place of burial
Lakeview Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of servicec. 1876–1878
RankSergeant
Unit5th U.S. Cavalry
Battles/warsIndian Wars
Great Sioux War of 1876-77
AwardsMedal of Honor

Biography

Edward Johnston was born in Penn Yan, New York on February 8, 1844. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in Chicago, Illinois and joined the 5th U.S. Cavalry where he eventually became a sergeant. Assigned to frontier duty in the Montana Territory, Johnston took part in General Nelson A. Miles winter campaign against the Sioux from October 21, 1876, to January 8, 1877. He fought at several major engagements during this time, most notably, at the Battle of Cedar Creek on October 21, 1876. He was one of the thirty-one men in his regiment who received the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action".[1][2][3][4][5][6] After leaving the military, Johnston returned to his hometown where he died on January 20, 1920, at the age of 75. He was interred at Lakeview Cemetery.[7]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Cedar Creek, etc., Mont., October 1876 to 8 January 1877. Entered service at: Buffalo, N.Y. Birth: Pen Yan, N.Y. Date of issue: 27 April 1877.

Citation:

Gallantry in action.[8]

See also

References
  1. Beyer, Walter F. and Oscar Frederick Keydel, ed. Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; how American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor; History of Our Recent Wars and Explorations, from Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle-field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations. Vol. 2. Detroit: Perrien-Keydel Company, 1906. (pg. 233)
  2. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Medal of Honor recipients, 1863-1978, 96th Cong., 1st sess. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1979. (pg. 982)
  3. Hannings, Bud. A Portrait of the Stars and Stripes. Glenside, Pennsylvania: Seniram Publishing, 1988. (pg. ) ISBN 0-922564-00-0
  4. O'Neal, Bill. Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1991. (pg. 31) ISBN 0-935269-07-X
  5. Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). "MOH Citation for Edward Johnston". MOH Recipients: Indian Campaigns. HomeofHeroes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  6. Army Times Publishing Company. "Military Times Hall of Valor: Edward Johnston". Awards and Citations: Medal of Honor. MilitaryTimes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  7. Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). "Photo of Grave site of MOH Recipient Edward Johnston". Medal of Honor recipient Gravesites In The State of New York. HomeofHeroes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  8. "Medal of Honor recipients". Indian War Campaigns. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2009.

Further reading
  • Konstantin, Phil. This Day in North American Indian History: Important Dates in the History of North America's Native Peoples for Every Calendar Day. New York: Da Capo Press, 2002. ISBN 0-306-81170-7
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