George Jordan (Medal of Honor)

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George Jordan
George Jordan
Sergeant George Jordan
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankFirst Sergeant
Unit9th Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsIndian Wars
AwardsMedal of Honor
File:George Jordan Gravestone.jpg
George Jordan's gravestone

George Jordan (died October 24 1904) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Jordan joined the Army from Nashville, Tennessee, and by 1880 was serving as a Sergeant in Company K of the 9th Cavalry Regiment in New Mexico. On May 7 1890, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Tularosa on May 14 1880 and at Carrizo Canyon on August 12 1881.

Jordan reached the rank of First Sergeant before leaving the Army. He died in 1904 and was buried in Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Fort Tularosa, N. Mex., 14 May 1880; at Carrizo Canyon, N. Mex., 12 August 1881. Entered service at: Nashville, Tenn. Birth: Williamson County, Tenn. Date of issue: 7 May 1890.

Citation:

While commanding a detachment of 25 men at Fort Tularosa, N. Mex., repulsed a force of more than 100 Indians. At Carrizo Canyon, N . Mex., while commanding the right of a detachment of 19 men, on 12 August 1881, he stubbornly held his ground in an extremely exposed position and gallantly forced back a much superior number of the enemy, preventing them from surrounding the command.

See also

References

  • George Jordan at Find a Grave Retrieved on 2007-01-15
  • "Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients". Medal of Honor Citations. U.S. Army Center of Military History. 2005-04-19. Retrieved 2007-01-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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