Farrier Ernest Veuve, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on November 3, 1874 in Staked Plains, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Veuve was 31 years old.
The medal was presented on October 13, 1875. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Veuve was born on March 19, 1843 in New Castle, Switzerland — one of 6 recipients born in Switzerland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Jackson Barracks, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Veuve died on June 17, 1916 in Missoula, Montana, at the age of 73. He is buried at Missoula Cemetery in Missoula, Montana.
Veuve is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 24 credited to Louisiana.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallant manner in which he faced a desperate Indian.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- March 19, 1843Born in New Castle, Switzerland
- November 3, 1874Act of valor — Staked Plains, TexasAge 31. Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry
- October 13, 1875Medal of Honor presented
- June 17, 1916Died in Missoula, MontanaAge 73.
- Resting placeMissoula CemeteryMissoula, Montana
Biography
Ernest Veuve (March 19, 1843 – June 17, 1916), born George Ernest Veuve, was a Swiss-born soldier in the U.S. Army who fought during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars as a member of the 16th U.S. Infantry, 3rd U.S. Infantry and 4th U.S. Cavalry. He was cited for bravery while battling the Kiowa and Comanche in the Staked Plains in November 1874, and fought an Indian in hand-to-hand combat for which he received the Medal of Honor.
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