Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish

Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish
Born	Nebraska
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Pawnee Scouts
Battles/wars	Indian Wars
Awards	Medal of Honor

Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish was a Pawnee Scouts and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Biography

Co-Tux-A-Kah-Wadde or Traveling bear in English was born in Nebraska and entered the U.S. Army as an Indian Scout. Due to the language barrier between him and the Army soldiers his name was misinterpreted as Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish or Mad Bear and that is the name that has been incorrectly documented in his Medal of Honor and other references to this day. While on patrol after a dismounted Indian and in the process was badly injured when another member of his unit shot him by mistake. For his actions in Republican River, Kansas July 8, 1869 he became the first native American to receive the Medal of Honor on August 24, 1869.^[1][2]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Pawnee Scouts, U.S. Army. Place and date: At Republican River, Kans., 8 July 1869. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Nebraska. Date of issue: 24 August 1869.

Citation:

Ran out from the command in pursuit of a dismounted Indian; was shot down and badly wounded by a bullet from his own command.^[1]

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal
	Indigenous peoples of North America portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars
• List of Native American Medal of Honor recipients

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Indian War Period Medal of Honor recipients". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. April 19, 2005. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html. Retrieved September 8, 2010. 
2. ^ Ron Owens. Medal of honor: historical facts & figures. Kentucky: Turner publishing company. p. 52. ISBN 1-56311-995-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=s65pmBAUmD4C&pg=PA52&dq=Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish&cd=1#v=onepage&q=Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish&f=false. Retrieved September 9, 2010. 

External links

• Don Morfe (June 16, 2009). "Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38426496. Retrieved September 9, 2010. 
• "Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish". Hall of Valor. Military Times. http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=19. Retrieved September 9, 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth
Place of birth	Nebraska
Date of death
Place of death