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Claron Windus

Bugler Claron Windus, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 12, 1870 at Wichita River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns July 12, 1870

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Bugler Claron Windus received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 12, 1870 at Wichita River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Windus was 20 years old.

12 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 25, 1870. He later rose to the rank of Captain.

Windus was born on January 10, 1850 in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin. His Medal of Honor is credited to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Windus died on October 18, 1927 in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, at the age of 77. He is buried at Masonic Cemetery in Brackettville, Texas.

Windus is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 75 credited to Indiana.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War, American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War.

Places

  • Born: Janesville — map
  • Buried: Masonic Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. January 10, 1850
    Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
  2. July 12, 1870
    Act of valor — Wichita River, Texas
    Age 20. Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry
  3. August 25, 1870
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 18, 1927
    Died in Fort Sam Houston, Texas
    Age 77.
  5. Resting place
    Masonic Cemetery
    Brackettville, Texas

Biography

Claron Augustus Windus (January 10, 1850 – October 18, 1927) served in the United States Army during the American Civil War as a drummer boy, American Indian Wars as a bugler and the Spanish–American War as a captain. He received the Medal of Honor for bravery during a battle with the Kiowa Indians in 1870.

From the Wikipedia article “Claron A. Windus”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Further reading

Also honored for actions on July 12, 1870

JC John Connor Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 GE George H. Eldridge Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JG John J. Given Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 ✦ TK Thomas Kerrigan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JK John Kirk First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JM John May Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 SN Solon D. Neal Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 SP Samuel Porter Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 CS Charles E. Smith Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 AS Alonzo Stokes First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JW James C. Watson Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 WW William Winterbottom Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Indiana

JS John Alexander Sutherland Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 GG George Grant Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1867 LB Lorenzo Dow Brown Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 HG Harry Garland Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.