Louis Henry Carpenter
Born: February 11, 1839 at Glassboro, New Jersey
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Issue: April 8, 1898
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Cavalry) Louis Henry Carpenter, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism during September and October, 1868, while serving with Company H, 10th U.S. Cavalry, in action during the Indian Campaigns in Kansas and Colorado. Captain Carpenter was gallant and meritorious throughout the campaigns, especially in the combat of October 15 and in the forced march on 23 September 24 and 25 to the relief of Forsyth’s Scouts, who were known to be in danger of annihilation by largely superior forces of Indians.
