Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Saddler Julius Henry Stickoffer received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 11, 1868 at Cienaga Springs, Utah during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Stickoffer was about 23 years old.
The medal was presented on March 3, 1870. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.
Stickoffer was born in 1845 in Siprais, Switzerland — one of 6 recipients born in Switzerland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Stickoffer died on September 3, 1925 in Yountville, California, at the age of about 80. He is buried at Veterans Home of California Cemetery in Yountville, California.
Stickoffer is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars, Black Hawk War.
Places
Timeline
- 1845Born in Siprais, Switzerland
- November 11, 1868Act of valor — Cienaga Springs, UtahAge about 23. Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
- March 3, 1870Medal of Honor presented
- September 3, 1925Died in Yountville, CaliforniaAge about 80.
- Resting placeVeterans Home of California CemeteryYountville, California
Biography
Julius Henry Stickoffer (c. 1845 – September 3, 1925) was a Swiss-born American soldier in the U.S. Army who served as a saddler with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Black Hawk War. Stickoffer was cited for gallantry in action against hostile Indians at Cienaga Springs in the Utah Territory on November 11, 1868, for which he received the Medal of Honor two years later. He was the only member of the United States armed forces to win the award during the seven-year conflict.
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