Rudolph von Medem

Rudolph von Medem
Bornc. 1846
Prussia
Died?
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of servicec. 1872–1874
RankSergeant
Unit5th Cavalry Regiment
Battles / warsYavapai War
AwardsMedal of Honor

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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Beyer, Walter F. and Oscar Frederick Keydel, ed. Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; how American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor; History of Our Recent Wars and Explorations, from Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle-field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations. Vol. 2. Detroit: Perrien-Keydel Company, 1906. (pg. 553)
  2. ^ Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Medal of Honor recipients, 1863-1978, 96th Cong., 1st sess. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1979. (pg. 1021)
  3. ^ Hannings, Bud. A Portrait of the Stars and Stripes. Glenside, Pennsylvania: Seniram Publishing, 1988. (pg. 400) ISBN 0-922564-00-0
  4. ^ O'Neal, Bill. Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1991. (pg. 28) ISBN 0-935269-07-X
  5. ^ Yenne, Bill. Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2006. (pg. 150) ISBN 1-59416-016-3
  6. ^ Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). "MOH Citation for Rudolph Von Medem". MOH Recipients: Indian Campaigns. HomeofHeroes.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  7. ^ Army Times Publishing Company. "Military Times Hall of Valor: Rudolph Von Medem". Awards and Citations: Medal of Honor. MilitaryTimes.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.