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Service Profile
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- U.S. Army
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- Private
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- American Indian Wars
- Medals Recorded
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Biography
Captured an Opponent's Pony at the Santa Maria River
Albert Sale was born in Broome County, New York, in 1850. His Medal of Honor was accredited to Dubuque, Iowa. He served as a private in Company F, 8th United States Cavalry, during the Army's campaigns in Arizona Territory.
On 29 June 1869, Sale distinguished himself in fighting at the Santa Maria River. His award citation credits him with killing an opposing warrior and capturing the man's pony and possessions. The surviving citation gives no further detail about the encounter.
Official Medal of Honor citation:
"Gallantry in killing an Indian warrior and capturing pony and effects."
Sale received the Medal of Honor on 3 March 1870. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society records that he later reached the rank of corporal. He died on 29 November 1874, aged about 24. Originally interred at Fort Union, New Mexico, he was subsequently reburied at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Kansas.
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