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First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Henry Romeyn

First Lieutenant Henry Romeyn, 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

First Lieutenant Henry Romeyn, 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 5th U.S. Infantry. Romeyn was 44 years old.

8 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 27, 1894, 17 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Major.

Romeyn was born on June 1, 1833 in Galen, Wayne County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Michigan. Romeyn died on February 21, 1913, at the age of 79. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. His medal is held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Romeyn is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Led his command into close-range of the enemy, there maintained his position, and vigorously prosecuted the fight until he was severely wounded.

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

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

Led his command into close-range of the enemy, there maintained his position, and vigorously prosecuted the fight until he was severely wounded.

Places

  • Born: Wayne County — map
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. June 1, 1833
    Born in Galen, Wayne County, New York
  2. September 30, 1877
    Act of valor — Bear Paw Mountain, Montana
    Age 44. 5th U.S. Infantry
  3. November 27, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. February 21, 1913
    Died
    Age 79.
  5. Resting place
    Arlington National Cemetery
    Arlington, Virginia

Biography

Henry Romeyn (June 1, 1833 – February 21, 1913) was a United States Army officer who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Major Romeyn was a companion of the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

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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 Remsen Tilton Major and Surgeon · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877

Same unit

Frank Dwight Baldwin First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 EB Edmond Thomas Butler Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 James Seaman Casey Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 RM Robert McDonald First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Michigan

WL William Leonard Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 JH Joshua B. Hartzog Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 FJ Frederick Jarvis Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 TP Thomas Powers Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 GE George H. Eldridge Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 MH Marvin C. Hillock Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890
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