Medal of Honor
Sergeant George Jordan
Unit:
Company K, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Place of Birth:
Williamson County TN
Entered Service:
Nashville TN
Date and place of action:
14 May 1880 at Fort Tularosa NM
Citation issued:
7 May 1890
Citation:
While commanding a detachment of 25 men at Fort Tularosa, N. Mex., repulsed a
force of more than 100 Indians. At Carrizo Canyon, N. Mex., while
commanding the right of a detachment of 19 men, on 12 August 1881, he stubbornly
held his ground in an extremely exposed position and gallantly forced back a
much superior number of the enemy, preventing them from surrounding the command. Click
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