Emmet Crawford

Emmet Crawford
Emmet Crawford - Portrait taken 1876
Born(1844-12-22)December 22, 1844
Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 18, 1886(1886-01-18) (aged 41)
near Nacori, Mexico
Buried
AllegianceUnited States United States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861-1886
Rank Captain
UnitPennsylvania 71st Pennsylvania Infantry
3rd U. S. Cavalry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Great Sioux War

Geronimo's War

Emmet Crawford (December 22, 1844 – January 18, 1886) was an American soldier who rose through the ranks to become an officer. He was most noted for his time spent in the Arizona Territory under General George Crook in the United States Cavalry. He was killed in pursuit of the Apache leader Geronimo in January 1886 in Mexico.