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Saddler · U.S. Army

Christian Steiner

Saddler Christian Steiner, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns October 20, 1869Born in Germany

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Saddler Christian Steiner received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Steiner was about 36 years old.

32 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 14, 1870.

Steiner was born in 1833 in Wurttemberg, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Steiner died on August 5, 1880 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, at the age of about 47. He is buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Steiner is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. 1833
    Born in Wurttemberg, Germany
  2. October 20, 1869
    Act of valor — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory
    Age about 36. Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. February 14, 1870
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. August 5, 1880
    Died in Hot Springs, Arkansas
    Age about 47.
  5. Resting place
    Hollywood Cemetery
    Hot Springs, Arkansas

Also honored for actions on October 20, 1869

JC John Carr Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CD Charles H. Dickens Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JD John L. Donahue Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EE Edwin L. Elwood Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JG John Georgian Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 MH Mosher A. Harding Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FJ Frederick Jarvis Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 BK Bartholomew T. Keenan Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CK Charles Kelley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 NM Nicholas Meaher Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EM Edward Murphy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FO Francis Oliver First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

See all 33 recipients for October 20, 1869 →

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Missouri

TF Thomas Hall Forsyth First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 MM Michael A. McGann First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JS John Henry Shingle First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 CT Charles Taylor First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1882 CS Charles E. Smith Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 AB Abram B. Brant Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 ✦
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.