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First Sergeant · U.S. Army

James Blair

First Sergeant James Blair, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions in 1872 in Apache campaigns during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns 1872

First Sergeant James Blair was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in 1872 in Apache campaigns during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company I, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Blair was about 31 years old.

The medal was presented on April 12, 1875, 3 years after the action.

Blair was born in 1841 in Schuyler County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Camp Winfield Scott, Humbolt County, Nevada.

Blair is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 2 credited to Nevada.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.

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

Timeline

  1. 1841
    Born in Schuyler County, Pennsylvania
  2. 1872
    Act of valor — Apache campaigns
    Age about 31. Company I, 1st U.S. Cavalry
  3. April 12, 1875
    Medal of Honor presented
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.