Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant John W. Knox received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 9, 1874 at Upper Wichita River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry. Knox was about 23 years old.
11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 23, 1875.
Knox was born in 1851 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. His Medal of Honor is credited to Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas. Knox died on July 10, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of about 44. He is buried at Baltimore in Maryland.
Knox 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
- 1851Born in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
- September 9, 1874Act of valor — Upper Wichita River, TexasAge about 23. Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
- April 23, 1875Medal of Honor presented
- July 10, 1895Died in Baltimore, MarylandAge about 44.
- Resting placeBaltimoreMaryland