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First Sergeant · U.S. Army

James Madison Hill

First Sergeant James Madison Hill, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on March 25, 1873 at Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns March 25, 1873

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, First Sergeant James Madison Hill received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 25, 1873 at Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Hill was 27 years old.

One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 12, 1875, 2 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Commissary Sergeant.

Hill was born on April 25, 1845 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Hill died on September 17, 1919 in Vancouver, Washington, at the age of 74. He is buried at Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery in Vancouver, Washington.

Hill is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

  1. April 25, 1845
    Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania
  2. March 25, 1873
    Act of valor — Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory
    Age 27. Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
  3. August 12, 1875
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. September 17, 1919
    Died in Vancouver, Washington
    Age 74.
  5. Resting place
    Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery
    Vancouver, Washington

Also honored for actions on March 25, 1873

DB Daniel Bishop Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873

Same unit

ES Eben Stanley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 Bernard Taylor Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ✦ RV Rudolph von Medem Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Ohio

RH Rufus D. Hutchinson Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JD James Dowling Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 DM Daniel H. Miller Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1871 RH Richard P. Hanley Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 Edward Settle Godfrey Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 JG John J. Given Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 ✦
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.