Sergeant Rudolph von Medem, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in 1872 in Apache campaigns during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry. von Medem was about 26 years old.
The medal was presented on April 12, 1875, 3 years after the action.
von Medem was born in 1846 in Germany (Prussia) — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Records also list him as Von Meden, Rudolph.
von Medem 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
Gallantry in actions and campaigns.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Apache Wars.
Timeline
- 1846Born in Germany (Prussia)
- 1872Act of valor — Apache campaignsAge about 26. Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
- April 12, 1875Medal of Honor presented
Biography
Rudolph von Medem (c. 1846 – unknown) was a German-born American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 5th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of three men received the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action and campaigns" against the Western Apaches in the Arizona Territory during the Apache Wars.
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