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Mosher A. Harding

Blacksmith Mosher A. Harding, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns October 20, 1869Born in Canada

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Blacksmith Mosher A. Harding received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Harding was 22 years old.

32 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 14, 1870.

Harding was born on May 2, 1847 in Canada West — one of 60 recipients born in Canada. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Harding died on May 10, 1931 in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 84. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Denison, Iowa.

Harding is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

  1. May 2, 1847
    Born in Canada West
  2. October 20, 1869
    Act of valor — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory
    Age 22. Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. February 14, 1870
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 10, 1931
    Died in Denison, Iowa
    Age 84.
  5. Resting place
    Oakland Cemetery
    Denison, Iowa

Also honored for actions on October 20, 1869

JC John Carr Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CD Charles H. Dickens Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JD John L. Donahue Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EE Edwin L. Elwood Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JG John Georgian Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FJ Frederick Jarvis Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 BK Bartholomew T. Keenan Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CK Charles Kelley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 NM Nicholas Meaher Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EM Edward Murphy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FO Francis Oliver First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EP Edward Pengally Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

See all 33 recipients for October 20, 1869 →

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Missouri

MM Michael A. McGann First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JS John Henry Shingle First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 NF Nicholas Foran Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JA James Anderson Jr. Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 FH Frank E. Hill Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 AM Albert Walter McMillian Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890
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.