William H. Jones-Efland, NC
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 36° 04.854 W 079° 10.098
17S E 664926 N 3994474
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Little Muddy Creek, MT on May 7, 1877 and at Camas Meadows, ID on August 20, 1877. He is buried in Efland United Methodist Church Cemetery, Efland, NC.
Waymark Code: WMYA5Y
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2018
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He was born in 1842 Davidson County, NC and died on December 23, 1911 in Efland, NC. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: JONES, WILLIAM H.
• Rank and organization: Farrier, Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Little Muddy Creek, Mont., 7 May 1877 - at Camas Meadows, Idaho, 20 August 1877
• Entered service at: Louisville, Ky.
• Date of issue: 28 February 1878
Citation: Gallantry in the attack against hostile Sioux Indians on May 7, 1877 at Muddy Creek, Mont., and in the engagement with Nez Perces Indians at Camas Meadows, Idaho, on 20 August 1877 in which he sustained a painful knee wound.
Armed Service: Army
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