McCARTHY, MICHAEL
Rank and Organization: First Sergeant, Troop H, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Place
and Date: At White Bird Canyon, Idaho, June 1876 to January 1877. Birth: St.
Johns, Newfoundland. Date of Issue: 20 November 1897. First Sergeant, Troop H, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Place
and Date: At White Bird Canyon, Idaho, June 1876 to January 1877. Birth: St.
Johns, Newfoundland. Date of Issue: 20 November 1897.
Citation:
Was detailed with 6 men to hold a commanding position, and held it with great
gallantry until the troops fell back. He then fought his way through the Indians, rejoined
a portion of his command, and continued the fight in retreat. He had 2 horses shot from
under him, and was captured, but escaped and reported for duty after 3 days' hiding and
wandering in the mountains.
