Lieutenant Powhatan H. Clarke - St. Louis, MO
Posted by: BruceS
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Indian Wars US Army Cavalry Medal of Honor recipient buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM84T
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2006
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Lieutenant Powhatan H. Clarke
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, 10th U.S.
Cavalry.
Place and date: At Pinito Mountains, Sonora, Mex., 3 May
1886.
Entered service at: Baltimore, Md.
Birth: Alexandria, La. Date of issue: 9 October 1862.
Date of Death: 21 July 1893
Citation: Rushed forward to the rescue of a soldier who
was severely wounded and lay, disabled, exposed to the enemy's fire, and carried
him to a place of safety.