Neil Bancroft
Born: 1846 at Oswego, New York
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Neil Bancroft, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 25 June 1876, while serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Private Bancroft brought water for the wounded under a most galling fire.
