James N. Pratt – Medal of Honor, Indian Campaigns (1872)

Blacksmith James N. Pratt was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1872 at Red River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Pratt was 20 years old.

8 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 19, 1872.

Pratt was born on September 12, 1852 in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. Pratt died on October 13, 1903 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, at the age of 51. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Pratt 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

September 12, 1852
Born in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio
September 29, 1872
Act of valor — Red River, Texas
Age 20. Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry
November 19, 1872
Medal of Honor presented
October 13, 1903
Died in Bellefontaine, Ohio
Age 51.
Resting place
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Bellefontaine, Ohio

Also honored for actions on September 29, 1872

EB Edward Branagan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 WF William Foster Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 DL David Larkin Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 HM Henry A. McMasters Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 ✦ WM William McNamara First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 WO William O'Neill Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 WR William Rankin Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 WW William Wilson Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

Same unit

JO John Francis O'Sullivan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 WW William Wilson Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Ohio

JG John J. Given Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 ✦ BC Benjamin C. Criswell Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 WS William H. Smith Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 AC Aquilla Coonrod Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 HN Henry Newman First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 LL Leonidas S. Lytle Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873

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.