Sergeant Aquilla Coonrod, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on October 21, 1876 at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry. Coonrod was about 45 years old.
29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 18, 1877. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.
Coonrod was born in 1831 in Williams County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Bryan, Williams County, Ohio. Coonrod died on May 14, 1884, at the age of about 53. He is buried at Custer Battlefield National Monument in Crow Agency, Montana.
Coonrod is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Great Sioux War of 1876, American Civil War, American Indian Wars.
Places
Timeline
- 1831Born in Williams County, Ohio
- October 21, 1876Act of valor — Cedar Creek, etc., MontanaAge about 45. Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry
- July 18, 1877Medal of Honor presented
- May 14, 1884DiedAge about 53.
- Resting placeCuster Battlefield National MonumentCrow Agency, Montana
Biography
Aquilla Coonrod or Coonrad (c. 1831 – May 14, 1884) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 14th, 48th and 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War and with the 7th U.S. Cavalry and the 5th U.S. Infantry during the Indian Wars. He participated in several engagements against the Sioux in the Montana Territory between 1876 and '77, most notably at Cedar Creek and Wolf Mountain, and received the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary acts of heroism and gallantry in action" by General William T. Sherman.
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