CARPENTER, LOUIS H.
Rank and Organization: Captain, Company H, 1 0th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: At Indian campaigns, Kansas and Colorado, September-October 1868. Entered
Service At: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Glassboro, N.J. Date of issue 8 April
1898. Captain, Company H, 1 0th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: At Indian campaigns, Kansas and Colorado, September-October 1868. Entered
Service At: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Glassboro, N.J. Date of issue 8 April
1898.
Citation:
Was gallant and meritorious throughout the campaigns, especially in the combat of
October 15 and in the forced march on September 23, 24 and 25 to the relief of Forsyth's
Scouts, who were known to be in danger of annihilation by largely superior forces of
Indians.
