Sergeant Bernard Taylor, a soldier in the U.S. Army, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for gallantry on November 1, 1874 at Sunset Pass, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Taylor was about 30 years old.
The medal was presented on April 12, 1875.
Taylor was born in 1844 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. His Medal of Honor is credited to Washington, District of Columbia. Taylor died on April 14, 1875, at the age of about 31. He is buried at San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California.
Taylor is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 34 credited to District of Columbia.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Bravery in rescuing Lt. Charles King, 5th U.S. Cavalry, from Indians.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Apache Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- 1844Born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
- November 1, 1874Act of valor — Sunset Pass, Arizona TerritoryAge about 30. Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
- April 12, 1875Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- April 14, 1875DiedAge about 31.
- Resting placeSan Francisco National CemeterySan Francisco, California
Biography
Sergeant Bernard "Barney" Taylor (c. 1844 – April 14, 1875) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 5th U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He was one of three men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry, Taylor rescuing wounded commander Lieutenant Charles King, while battling the Western Apache near Sunset Pass in Arizona on November 1, 1874. He died two days after receiving the award.
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