Sergeant John Denny, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 18, 1879 at Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Denny was about 33 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 27, 1894, 15 years after the action.
Denny was born in 1846 in Big Flats, Chemung County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Elmira, Chemung County, New York. Denny died on November 28, 1901 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of about 55. He is buried at Soldier's Home Cemetery in Washington, District of Columbia.
Denny is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Removed a wounded comrade, under a heavy fire, to a place of safety.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1846Born in Big Flats, Chemung County, New York
- September 18, 1879Act of valor — Las Animas Canyon, New MexicoAge about 33. Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry
- November 27, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- November 28, 1901Died in Washington, District of ColumbiaAge about 55.
- Resting placeSoldier's Home CemeteryWashington, District of Columbia
