Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Daniel Bishop received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 25, 1873 at Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Bishop was about 27 years old.
One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 12, 1875, 2 years after the action.
Bishop was born in 1846 in Monroe County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. Bishop died on May 23, 1891 in Bellaire, Ohio, at the age of about 45. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Bellaire, Ohio.
Bishop is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 45 credited to West Virginia.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in engagements.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1846Born in Monroe County, Ohio
- March 25, 1873Act of valor — Turret Mountain, Arizona TerritoryAge about 27. Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
- April 12, 1875Medal of Honor presented
- May 23, 1891Died in Bellaire, OhioAge about 45.
- Resting placeGreenwood CemeteryBellaire, Ohio
