Henry R. Tilton
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 70 years 144 days (844 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Colonel Henry Remsen Tilton (February 1, 1836 – June 25, 1906) was an American army surgeon in the U.S.Army who saw service in the American Civil and Indian Wars.
He served as an officer with the 7th U.S.Cavalry during the Nez Perce War and was cited for gallantry at the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain, in which he rescued and protected wounded soldiers, on September 30, 1877.
He received the Medal of Honor for his actions almost twenty years later.
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