First Lieutenant Marion Perry Maus, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on January 11, 1886 in Rio Aros, Sierra Madre Mountains, Mexico during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with 1st U.S. Infantry. Maus was 35 years old.
The medal was presented on November 27, 1894, 8 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brigadier General-USA-Ret..
Maus was born on August 25, 1850 in Burnt Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Tennallytown, Montgomery County, Maryland. Maus died on February 9, 1930 in New Windsor, Maryland, at the age of 79. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Maus is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Most distinguished gallantry in action with hostile Apaches led by Geronimo and Natchez.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Philippine–American War, Spanish–American War, American Indian Wars.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Education: United States Military Academy
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- August 25, 1850Born in Burnt Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland
- January 11, 1886Act of valor — Rio Aros, Sierra Madre Mountains, MexicoAge 35. 1st U.S. Infantry
- November 27, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- February 9, 1930Died in New Windsor, MarylandAge 79.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
Marion Perry Maus (August 25, 1850 – February 2, 1930) was a United States Army brigadier general who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on January 11, 1886, in the Sierra Madre Mountains, Mexico. An 1874 graduate of West Point, he served in three wars and in multiple commands in the Army during his long career, retiring in 1913.
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