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On September 12, 1874, the third day of a siege in which a force of more than 100 Indians surrounded and attacked the Lyman Supply Train at the Upper Washita River in Texas, General Nelson Miles sent a detachment of three soldiers and two civilian scouts under Sergeant Zachariah Woodall to deliver a dispatch to Camp Supply. En route the six men were attacked along the Washita River by 125 Indians. Wounded in the hip, Private Harrington was one of four men immediately wounded, one of them mortally. Throughout the day the four soldiers and two civilian scouts, after taking shelter in a ravine, continued a valiant resistance while defending their wounded and dying comrades. A band of twenty-five Indians succeeded in scattering the detachment's horses and the men fell back to a small knoll where throughout the day they were attacked from all directions. Without water, the men resisted and were down to 200 rounds of ammunition when night fell. They were recovered by a relief force the following morning. Along with Private Harrington, Medals of Honor were awarded to Sergeant Zechariah Woodall, Private Peter Roth, Private George Smith (KIA), and Civilian Scouts William Dixon and Amos Chapman.
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