Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Wagoner Griffin Seward received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Seward was 27 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.
Seward was born on October 8, 1842 in Dover, Kent County, Delaware. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Seward died on September 10, 1908 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 65. He is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
Seward is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- October 8, 1842Born in Dover, Kent County, Delaware
- October 20, 1869Act of valor — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona TerritoryAge 27. Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
- February 14, 1870Medal of Honor presented
- September 10, 1908Died in Los Angeles, CaliforniaAge 65.
- Resting placeLos Angeles National CemeteryLos Angeles, California
Biography
Griffin Seward (August 10, 1842 – September 10, 1908) was an American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient who served in the United States Army as a wagoner in Company G of 8th United States Regular Cavalry.
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