. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . Vt ILLUM F I I KER SERGEANT JOHN NIHILL. 5th United States Cavalry. Nihill did not win his medal of honor during the Civil War, but whileengaged in Indian warfare, and his record more particularly deserves a placein these pages because it represents twenty-five years of continuous activeservice. AMERICAN HEROISM. 753 John Nihill was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1S50. and enlisted in theRegular Army at New York, November 10, 1868, as a p
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . Vt ILLUM F I I KER SERGEANT JOHN NIHILL. 5th United States Cavalry. Nihill did not win his medal of honor during the Civil War, but whileengaged in Indian warfare, and his record more particularly deserves a placein these pages because it represents twenty-five years of continuous activeservice. AMERICAN HEROISM. 753 John Nihill was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1S50. and enlisted in theRegular Army at New York, November 10, 1868, as a private in Company F,5th United States Cavalry. He was discharged, and has reenlisted fivetimes by expiration of term of service, and is still a soldier. He has participated in six Indian campaigns, andin the following engagements: Solomon River, Kan.,Feliruary. 1869; Summit , July, 1869; Red Willow Creek,Neb., June, 1870; Budwood Creek,Neb., June, 1871; Whetstone Moun-. The Fight with the Coreans. tain. Ari., July, 1872; Davidson Canon, Ari., September. 1872; Hawk Canon,Ari., March, 1874; Pinal Creek, Ari., March, 1874; Pinal Mountain, , 1874; Slim Buttes. Dak., September, 1876. Of the service for which the medal was awarded Mr. Nihill says: On July 13, 1872, I was one of a party of eight men under command ofLieutenant William P. Hall, 5th Cavalry, who started out from Camp Crit-tenden, Ari., to follow a party of hostile Apaches who had stolen some followed their trail into a deep canon in the Whetstone Mountains. Wewere suddenly attacked l)y about forty or fifty Indians, who were concealedbehind rocks on top of the canon where we could not reach them. 754 THE STORY OF I was a flanker to the party and ahout one hundred yards to the right ofand in advance of them. Four Indians tried to cut me off from the remainderof my party, who were unable to come to my assistance. My horse wasbadly wounded. I, however, made my way through, killi
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