Private Richard Heartery was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 30, 1881 in Cibicu, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company D, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Heartery was about 34 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 20, 1888, 6 years after the action.
Heartery was born in 1847 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Heartery died on June 7, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of about 65. He is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.
Heartery is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 142 credited to California.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Bravery in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1847Born in Ireland
- August 30, 1881Act of valor — Cibicu, ArizonaAge about 34. Company D, 6th U.S. Cavalry
- July 20, 1888Medal of Honor presented
- June 7, 1912Died in Chicago, IllinoisAge about 65.
- Resting placeMount Carmel CemeteryHillside, Illinois
