Corporal Adam Neder was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in December 1890 at Sioux Campaign during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Neder was about 25 years old.
The medal was presented on April 25, 1891.
Neder was born in 1865 in Bavaria, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Neder died on September 17, 1910 in Manila, Philippine Islands, at the age of about 45. He is buried at San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California.
Neder is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Distinguished bravery.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- 1865Born in Bavaria, Germany
- December 1890Act of valor — Sioux CampaignAge about 25. Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry
- April 25, 1891Medal of Honor presented
- September 17, 1910Died in Manila, Philippine IslandsAge about 45.
- Resting placeSan Francisco National CemeterySan Francisco, California
Biography
Adam Neder (1865 – September 17, 1910) was a German-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 7th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of five men received the Medal of Honor for distinguished bravery, participating in search-and-destroy missions along White Clay Creek, at the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890.
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