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Corporal · U.S. Army

David Holland

Corporal David Holland, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 21, 1876 at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns October 21, 1876

Corporal David Holland was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 21, 1876 at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry. Holland was about 37 years old.

29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 18, 1877. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Holland was born in 1839 in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. His Medal of Honor is credited to Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.

Holland is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 31 credited to Kansas.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in actions.

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

Timeline

  1. 1839
    Born in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
  2. October 21, 1876
    Act of valor — Cedar Creek, etc., Montana
    Age about 37. Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry
  3. July 18, 1877
    Medal of Honor presented

Also honored for actions on October 21, 1876

JB John Baker Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 RB Richard Burke Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 DB Denis Byrne Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JC Joseph A. Cable Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JC James Spencer Calvert Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 AC Aquilla Coonrod Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JD John S. Donelly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 CF Christopher Freemeyer Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JH John Haddoo Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 HH Henry Hogan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 EJ Edward Johnston Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 PK Philip Kennedy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

See all 30 recipients for October 21, 1876 →

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Kansas

JP John A. Poppe Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 HH Henry Hogan First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 FH Fred Stewart Hay Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JD James Thomas Daniels Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 FH Fred O. Hunt Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 HR Hampton Mitchell Roach Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879
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.