Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal John Haddoo received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 21, 1876 at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company B, 5th U.S. Infantry. Haddoo was 25 years old.
29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 18, 1877 — at parade at the Cantonment at the Yellowstone and Tongue Rivers, Montana Territory, by Gen. William T. Sherman.
Haddoo was born on August 13, 1851 in Boston, Suffulk County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. Haddoo died on September 30, 1877 in Bear Paw Mountain, Montana, at the age of 26. He is buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. Records also list him as Haddo Jr., John.
Haddoo is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 31 credited to Kansas.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- August 13, 1851Born in Boston, Suffulk County, Massachusetts
- October 21, 1876Act of valor — Cedar Creek, etc., MontanaAge 25. Company B, 5th U.S. Infantry
- July 18, 1877Medal of Honor presentedAt parade at the Cantonment at the Yellowstone and Tongue Rivers, Montana Territory, by Gen. William T. Sherman
- September 30, 1877Died in Bear Paw Mountain, MontanaAge 26.
- Resting placeFort Gibson National CemeteryFort Gibson, Oklahoma