Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Frederick Deetline received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 25, 1876 in Little Big Horn, Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Deetline was about 30 years old.
22 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 15, 1878, 2 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant.
Deetline was born in 1846 in Offenheim, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. Deetline died on December 13, 1910 in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of about 64. He is buried at San Antonio National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Deetline is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily brought water to wounded under fire.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1846Born in Offenheim, Germany
- June 25, 1876Act of valor — Little Big Horn, MontanaAge about 30. Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
- October 15, 1878Medal of Honor presented
- December 13, 1910Died in San Antonio, TexasAge about 64.
- Resting placeSan Antonio National CemeterySan Antonio, Texas
