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Private · U.S. Army

Joshua B. Hartzog

Private Joshua B. Hartzog, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns December 29, 1890

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Joshua B. Hartzog received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company E, 1st U.S. Artillery. Hartzog was 24 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 24, 1891. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Hartzog was born on February 3, 1866 in Paulding County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Hartzog died on May 27, 1939 in Beebe, Arkansas, at the age of 73. He is buried at Gum Springs Cemetery in Searcy, Arkansas.

Hartzog is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

★ Rescue & Lifesaving

Official Medal of Honor citation

Went to the rescue of the commanding officer who had fallen severely wounded, picked him up, and carried him out of range of the hostile guns.

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

Timeline

  1. February 3, 1866
    Born in Paulding County, Ohio
  2. December 29, 1890
    Act of valor — Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
    Age 24. Company E, 1st U.S. Artillery
  3. March 24, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 27, 1939
    Died in Beebe, Arkansas
    Age 73.
  5. Resting place
    Gum Springs Cemetery
    Searcy, Arkansas

Further reading

Also honored for actions on December 29, 1890

WA William Grafton Austin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 JC John E. Clancy Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 MF Mosheim Feaster Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 Ernest Albert Garlington First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 John Channing Gresham First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 MH Mathew H. Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 HH Harry Leroy Hawthorne Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 MH Marvin C. Hillock Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 George Hobday Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 BJ Bernhard Jetter Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 GL George Lloyd Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 AM Albert Walter McMillian Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890

See all 19 recipients for December 29, 1890 →

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Michigan

GE George H. Eldridge Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 TP Thomas Powers Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 WW Wilber Elliott Wilder First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1882 JW John Walker Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 WL William Leonard Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 HJ Henry Johnson Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879
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.