Private Edward Pengally, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Pengally was about 45 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.
Pengally was born in 1824 in England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to Albany, Albany County, New York. Pengally died on November 25, 1874 in Fort Supply, Oklahoma, at the age of about 50. He is buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Pengally is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
- Buried: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- 1824Born in England
- October 20, 1869Act of valor — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona TerritoryAge about 45. Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
- February 14, 1870Medal of Honor presented
- November 25, 1874Died in Fort Supply, OklahomaAge about 50.
- Resting placeFort Leavenworth National CemeteryFort Leavenworth, Kansas
