Indian Scout Blanquet was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in 1872 in Apache campaigns during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Indian Scouts.
The medal was presented on April 12, 1875, 3 years after the action.
Blanquet was born in Wyoming.
Blanquet is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
- Born: Arizona — map
Timeline
- Date unknownBorn in Wyoming
- 1872Act of valor — Apache campaignsIndian Scouts
- April 12, 1875Medal of Honor presented
Biography
Blanquet was an Indian Scout in the United States Army and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. An Apache born in Arizona, Blanquet served as a scout for General George Crook during the Apache Wars. For his participation in campaigns through the winter of 1872–1873, he was awarded the Medal of Honor two years later, on April 12, 1875. Blanquet's official Medal of Honor citation reads: Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.
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