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First Sergeant · U.S. Army

John Henry Shingle

First Sergeant John Henry Shingle, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on June 17, 1876 at Rosebud River, Montana during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns June 17, 1876

First Sergeant John Henry Shingle, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on June 17, 1876 at Rosebud River, Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Troop I, 3d U.S. Cavalry. Shingle was 33 years old.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 1, 1880, 3 years after the action.

Shingle was born on November 25, 1842 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Shingle died on March 25, 1919 in Leavenworth, Kansas, at the age of 76. He is buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, Kansas. His medal is held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (engraved under alias "John Henry"), Washington, DC. Records also list him as Henry, John.

Shingle is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

  1. November 25, 1842
    Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  2. June 17, 1876
    Act of valor — Rosebud River, Montana
    Age 33. Troop I, 3d U.S. Cavalry
  3. June 1, 1880
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 25, 1919
    Died in Leavenworth, Kansas
    Age 76.
  5. Resting place
    Leavenworth National Cemetery
    Leavenworth, Kansas

Also honored for actions on June 17, 1876

MM Michael A. McGann First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JR Joseph Robinson First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 ES Elmer A. Snow Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Missouri

AB Abram B. Brant Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 ✦ HW Henry Wills Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 CS Charles E. Smith Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 MH Mosher A. Harding Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 RS Robert B. Scott Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JA James Anderson Jr. Private · 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.