Private Augustus Walley was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 16, 1881 in Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New Mexico during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Walley was 25 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 1, 1890, 9 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.
Walley was born on March 10, 1856 in Reistertown, Baltimore County, Maryland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. Walley died on April 9, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 82. He is buried at St. Luke's United Methodist Church Cemetery in Reisterstown, Maryland.
Walley is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Bravery in action with hostile Apaches.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- March 10, 1856Born in Reistertown, Baltimore County, Maryland
- August 16, 1881Act of valor — Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New MexicoAge 25. Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry
- October 1, 1890Medal of Honor presented
- April 9, 1938Died in Baltimore, MarylandAge 82.
- Resting placeSt. Luke's United Methodist Church CemeteryReisterstown, Maryland
