Sergeant Alonzo Bowman, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on August 30, 1881 at Cibicu Creek, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company D, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Bowman was 33 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 4, 1882.
Bowman was born on June 15, 1848 in Washington Township, Knox County, Maine. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Bowman died on October 4, 1885 in Fort Bayard, New Mexico, at the age of 37. He is buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery in Fort Bayard, New Mexico.
Bowman is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Conspicuous and extraordinary bravery in attacking mutinous scouts.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
- Born: Washington — map
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Timeline
- June 15, 1848Born in Washington Township, Knox County, Maine
- August 30, 1881Act of valor — Cibicu Creek, ArizonaAge 33. Company D, 6th U.S. Cavalry
- November 4, 1882Medal of Honor presented
- October 4, 1885Died in Fort Bayard, New MexicoAge 37.
- Resting placeFort Bayard National CemeteryFort Bayard, New Mexico
Biography
Alonzo Bowman (June 15, 1848 – October 4, 1885) was a United States Army Sergeant during the Indian Wars who received the Medal of Honor on November 4, 1882, for bravery at Cibecue Creek, Arizona, on August 30, 1881.
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