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After what appeared to be successful negotiations with five chiefs at the White River Agency in efforts to avoid hostility, the cavalry encountered a large Indian force on September 29, 1879. Major Thornburg again opened negotiations, but talks broke down and turned into gunfire. The cavalry troops were pushed back towards their wagon train at Milk River, and serious fighting continued throughout the day. Sergeant Henry Johnson received the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" during the three day battle and in continuing skirmishes through October 5. His citation notes that he "Voluntarily left fortified shelter and under heavy fire at close range made the rounds of the pits to instruct the guards, fought his way to the creek and back to bring water to the wounded." In all, eleven soldiers earned the Medal of Honor during the three-day battle. A twelfth was awarded for the final action in the White River Agency/Milk River battle on October 20.
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