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Sergeant Richard Hanley was one of twenty-four soldiers of the 7th Cavalry to earn the Medal of Honor during the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876, often called "Custer's Last Stand." Nineteen awards went to men for heroism in securing water for the wounded. Sergeant Hanley's Medal of Honor was one of five awards for actions during the battle itself. The heavy enemy fire forced Major Reno to order his squadrons to nearby bluffs to mount a defense in a fierce battle. During this action a pack mule carrying badly needed ammunition was frightened by the raging firefight and broke and ran directly toward the hostile lines. Sergeant Hanley mounted his horse and rode through a withering hail of bullets, directly into the face of the enemy, in pursuit. The spooked mule continually evaded Sergeant Hanley, while his comrades shouted repeatedly at him to give up the chase that for twenty minutes placed him racing back and forth through a gauntlet of enemy fire. Determined to secure the needed ammunition, Sergeant Hanley ignored the shouts from his friends and continued until at last he was able to reach and control the mule, returning to his men with the ammunition needed to continue their defense.
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