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First Sergeant · U.S. Army

Sanford Bradbury

First Sergeant Sanford Bradbury, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 3, 1869 at Hell Canyon, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns July 3, 1869

First Sergeant Sanford Bradbury was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 3, 1869 at Hell Canyon, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Bradbury was about 29 years old.

2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 3, 1870.

Bradbury was born in 1840 in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey. His Medal of Honor is credited to Washington, District of Columbia. Bradbury died on December 7, 1911 in Arlington, Virginia, at the age of about 71. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Bradbury is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 34 credited to District of Columbia.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Conspicuous gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

  1. 1840
    Born in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey
  2. July 3, 1869
    Act of valor — Hell Canyon, Arizona
    Age about 29. Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. March 3, 1870
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 7, 1911
    Died in Arlington, Virginia
    Age about 71.
  5. Resting place
    Arlington National Cemetery
    Arlington, Virginia

Biography

Sandford Bradbury (1840–1911) was a First Sergeant in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Indian Wars.

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Also honored for actions on July 3, 1869

PH Paul Haupt Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JM John James Mitchell Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

Same unit

Edgar R. Aston Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 TC Thomas Carroll Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JC John Crist Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 WC William G. Cubberly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 HF Henry Falcott Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 NF Nicholas Foran Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 DG David Goodman Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JK John Kay Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868

More Indian Campaigns recipients from District of Columbia

Benjamin Harrison Cheever Jr. First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1891 Bernard Taylor Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ✦ GH George Hooker Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 ✦ Will Croft Barnes Private First Class · Army Indian Campaigns · 1881
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.