Ernest Albert Garlington
Born: February 20, 1853 at Newberry Hill, South Carolina
Home Town: Athens, Georgia
Date of Issue: September 26, 1893
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Cavalry) Ernest Albert Garlington, United States Army, for distinguished gallantry on 29 December 1890, while serving with 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
