Amos Weaver

He charged fifteen opponents alone and drove them from cover

Amos Weaver was a United States Army sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for a single-handed charge during the Philippine-American War. He was born on 13 June 1869 in Niles Township, Delaware County, Indiana. His award record credits his service to San Francisco, California.

Weaver served in Company F, 36th Infantry, United States Volunteers. On 5 November 1899, between Calubud and Malalong in the Philippine Islands, he attacked a group of fifteen opponents without assistance. The charge drove them from their position. The official citation records four killed and several wounded, emphasizing that Weaver acted alone.

His Medal of Honor presentation is recorded on 15 March 1902, more than two years after the action. Weaver died in Michigan, on 12 November 1937. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Gaines, Michigan, in grave 3-36-7.

Medal of Honor citation

“Alone and unaided, charged a body of 15 insurgents, dislodging them, killing four and wounding several.”

Source: https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/amos-weaver