Private Joseph A. Cable, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on October 21, 1876 at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry. Cable was about 28 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. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.
Cable was born in 1848 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. His Medal of Honor is credited to Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. Cable died on October 15, 1877 in Bear Paw Mountain, Montana, at the age of about 29. He is buried at Custer Battlefield National Cemetery in Crow Agency, Montana.
Cable is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 50 credited to Wisconsin.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- 1848Born in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
- October 21, 1876Act of valor — Cedar Creek, etc., MontanaAge about 28. Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
- July 18, 1877Medal of Honor presented
- October 15, 1877Died in Bear Paw Mountain, MontanaAge about 29.
- Resting placeCuster Battlefield National CemeteryCrow Agency, Montana
Biography
Joseph A. Cable (January 1, 1848 – October 15, 1877) was a United States Army soldier during the American Indian Wars who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Cedar Creek, Montana and other campaigns.
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