Corporal Jacob Gunther, 8th US Cavalry - Santa Fe, NM
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carptrash
N 35° 41.724 W 105° 56.938
13S E 414142 N 3950579
On September 6, 1869 8 members of Company E and Company K of the 8th US Cavalry were awarded the Medal of Honor for "Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians" during 1869 and 1869.
Waymark Code: WM19E4
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2007
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Also awarded that day were Medal of Honors to Francis Green, David Matthews, James McNally, John Moriarity, Samuel Richman, Otto Smith, and Wilbur Taylor.
I've not learned how, but Guenther died a year and a half later on March 29, 1871, either 26 or 21 years old. The dates on the tombstone reveal that he was only 21 (11-13-1848 to 3-29-1871) but that would have made him very young when he won the M of H, so I am more comfortable with the age 26 figure. He is buried in Santa Fe National cemetery in Section A3, #1055. A picture of me in the cemetery the day this was marked can be found in the Medal of Honor posting for Y.B. Rowdy.
Armed Service: Army
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