Samuel D. Phillips

Infobox Military Person
name=Samuel D. Phillips
born= 1845
died= death year and age|1915|1845
placeofbirth= Butler County, Ohio
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


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nickname=
allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Private
commands=
unit= Company H, 2nd U.S. Cavalry
battles=Indian Wars
awards=Medal of Honor
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laterwork=

Samuel D. Phillips (1845 – 1915) was a Medal of Honor recipent in the United States Army during the Plains Indian Wars. While serving as a private in Company H, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, he fought in an action against Indians at Muddy Creek in the Montana Territory on May 7, 1877.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 2d U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Muddy Creek, Mont., 7 May 1877. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Butler County, Ohio. Date of issue: 8 August 1877.

Citation:

:Gallantry in action.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients

References

* [http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/indianwars.html U.S. Army's Medal of Honor Web site]

External links

*findagrave|8069861 Retrieved on 2008-03-21

Persondata
NAME= Phillips, Samuel D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH= Butler County, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH= 1915
PLACE OF DEATH=