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Private · U.S. Army

Mathew H. Hamilton

Private Mathew H. Hamilton, 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, 1890Born in Australia

Private Mathew H. Hamilton, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Hamilton was about 25 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 25, 1891.

Hamilton was born in 1865 in Hobart, Australia — one of 4 recipients born in Australia. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York.

Hamilton is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Bravery in action.

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

Timeline

  1. 1865
    Born in Hobart, Australia
  2. December 29, 1890
    Act of valor — Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
    Age about 25. Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry
  3. May 25, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented

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 JH Joshua B. Hartzog 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 New York

TS Thomas J. Smith Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FP Frederick Platten Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 GM George Moquin Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 CK Charles Kelley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JJ John James Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ER Edward Rooney Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876
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.