John A. Kirkwood
Born: October 29, 1851 at Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: North Platte Barracks, Nebraska
Date of Issue: October 16, 1877
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant John A. Kirkwood, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 9 September 1876, while serving with Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Slim Buttes, Dakota Territory. Sergeant Kirkwood bravely endeavored to dislodge some Sioux Indians secreted in a ravine.
