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Major and Surgeon · U.S. Army

Henry Remsen Tilton

Major and Surgeon Henry Remsen Tilton, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 30, 1877 at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns September 30, 1877

Major and Surgeon Henry Remsen Tilton, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 30, 1877 at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with U.S. Army. Tilton was 41 years old.

8 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 22, 1895, 17 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Colonel.

Tilton was born on February 1, 1836 in Barnegat, Ocean County, New Jersey. His Medal of Honor is credited to Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. Tilton died on June 25, 1906 in Madison Barracks, Sacket Harbor, New York, at the age of 70. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Tilton is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 93 credited to New Jersey.

★ Rescue & Lifesaving

Official Medal of Honor citation

Fearlessly risked his life and displayed great gallantry in rescuing and protection the wounded men.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Barnegat Township — map
  • Died: Sackets Harbor — map
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. February 1, 1836
    Born in Barnegat, Ocean County, New Jersey
  2. September 30, 1877
    Act of valor — Bear Paw Mountain, Montana
    Age 41. U.S. Army
  3. March 22, 1895
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. June 25, 1906
    Died in Madison Barracks, Sacket Harbor, New York
    Age 70.
  5. Resting place
    Arlington National Cemetery
    Arlington, Virginia

Biography

Colonel Henry Remsen Tilton (February 1, 1836 – June 25, 1906) was an American army surgeon in the U.S. Army who saw service in the American Civil and Indian Wars. He served as an officer with the 7th U.S. Cavalry during the Nez Perce War and was cited for gallantry at the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain, in which he rescued and protected wounded soldiers, on September 30, 1877. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions almost twenty years later.

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Also honored for actions on September 30, 1877

George William Baird First Lieutenant, Adjutant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 Mason Carter First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 Edward Settle Godfrey Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 HH Henry Hogan First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 Oscar Fitzalan Long Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 EM Edward John McClernand Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 Myles Moylan Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 Henry Romeyn First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877

Same unit

William Charles Bryan Hospital Steward · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 CC Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish (Mad Bear) Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 Oliver Duff Greene Major & Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1862 John Oscar Skinner Contract Surgeon · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV General · Army World War II · 1942 Leonard Wood Assistant Surgeon · Army Indian Campaigns · 1886

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New Jersey

TS Thomas Sullivan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 CH Charles Pettit Heath Heyl Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JD John S. Donelly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.