The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

ELWOOD, EDWIN L.

Rank and Organization: Private, Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and Date: At Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz., 20 October 1869. Entered Service At: California. Birth: St. Louis, Mo. Date of Issue: 14 February 1870. Private, Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and Date: At Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz., 20 October 1869. Entered Service At: California. Birth: St. Louis, Mo. Date of Issue: 14 February 1870.

Citation:

Gallantry in action.