Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish (Mad Bear) received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 8, 1869 at Republican River, Kansas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with U.S. Army.
One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 24, 1869.
Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish was born in Nebraska. His Medal of Honor is credited to Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish died on February 12, 1913 in Oklahoma, US. He is buried at North Indian Cemetery in Pawnee, Oklahoma.
Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 20 credited to Nebraska.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Ran out from the command in pursuit of a dismounted Indian; was shot down and badly wounded by a bullet from his own command.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
- Born: Nebraska — map
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Timeline
- Date unknownBorn in Nebraska
- July 8, 1869Act of valor — Republican River, KansasU.S. Army
- August 24, 1869Medal of Honor presented
- February 12, 1913Died in Oklahoma, US
- Resting placeNorth Indian CemeteryPawnee, Oklahoma
Biography
Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish (English: Mad or Angry Bear) was a Sergeant in Company A, Pawnee Scout Battalion, US Army Pawnee and the first Indigenous recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. He was the first Native American to receive the Medal of Honor.
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