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Samuel Porter

Farrier Samuel Porter, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 12, 1870 at Wichita River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns July 12, 1870

Farrier Samuel Porter, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 12, 1870 at Wichita River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Porter was 26 years old.

12 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 25, 1870.

Porter was born on December 5, 1843 in Montgomery County, Maryland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Washington. Porter died on April 17, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 76. He is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

Porter is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 40 credited to Washington.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

  1. December 5, 1843
    Born in Montgomery County, Maryland
  2. July 12, 1870
    Act of valor — Wichita River, Texas
    Age 26. Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry
  3. August 25, 1870
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 17, 1920
    Died in Los Angeles, California
    Age 76.
  5. Resting place
    Los Angeles National Cemetery
    Los Angeles, California

Also honored for actions on July 12, 1870

JC John Connor Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 GE George H. Eldridge Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JG John J. Given Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 ✦ TK Thomas Kerrigan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JK John Kirk First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JM John May Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 SN Solon D. Neal Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 CS Charles E. Smith Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 AS Alonzo Stokes First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JW James C. Watson Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 CW Claron Windus Bugler · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 WW William Winterbottom Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Washington

JC John E. Clancy Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 JL James Lenihan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 LW Lewis Warrington First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 BM Bernard McBride Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868
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.