Clinton Greaves

Clinton Greaves
Born	August 12, 1855(1855-08-12) Madison County, Virginia
Died	August 18, 1906(1906-08-18) (aged 51)
Place of burial	Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	9th Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	Indian Wars
Awards	Medal of Honor

Clinton Greaves (August 12, 1855 – August 18, 1906) 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.

Biography

Greaves was born in Madison County, Virginia on August 12, 1855. He joined the Army from Prince George's County, Maryland, and by January 24, 1877 was serving as a Corporal in Company C of the 9th Cavalry Regiment. On that day, Greaves was part of a detachment which participated in an engagement in the Florida Mountains of New Mexico. For his actions during the battle, he was awarded the Medal of Honor two years later, on June 26, 1879.

Greaves reached the rank of Sergeant before leaving the Army. He died at age 51 and was buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Florida Mountains, N. Mex., January 24, 1877. Entered service at: Prince Georges County, Md. Birth: Madison County, Va. Date of issue: June 26, 1879.

Citation:

While part of a small detachment to persuade a band of renegade Apache Indians to surrender, his group was surrounded. Cpl. Greaves in the center of the savage hand-to-hand fighting, managed to shoot and bash a gap through the swarming Apaches, permitting his companions to break free.

Namesake

Camp Greaves, a US Army installation located near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the Republic of Korea (South Korea), is named in honor of Sergeant (SGT) Greaves.

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal

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

References

• "Clinton Greaves". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8204863. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 

• "Indian War Period Medal of Honor recipients". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 2005-04-19. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html. Retrieved 2007-01-15. 

Persondata
Name	Greaves, Clinton
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	August 12, 1855
Place of birth	Madison County, Virginia
Date of death	August 18, 1906
Place of death