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Sergeant · U.S. Army

James E. Bailey

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

Indian Campaigns 1872

Sergeant James E. Bailey, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in 1872 in Apache campaigns during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Bailey was about 23 years old.

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

Bailey was born in 1849 in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Bailey is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.

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

Timeline

  1. 1849
    Born in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine
  2. 1872
    Act of valor — Apache campaigns
    Age about 23. Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry
  3. April 12, 1875
    Medal of Honor presented

Same unit

WD William L. Day First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 FH Frank E. Hill Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Massachusetts

MO Michael O'Regan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 WO William Osborne Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 Thomas Joseph Callen Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JL James Lowthers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 Leonard Wood Assistant Surgeon · Army Indian Campaigns · 1886 Marcus M. Robbins Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875
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.