Andrew J. Weaher

Showed bravery scouting in the Black Mountains

Andrew J. Weaher received the Medal of Honor for bravery during U.S. Army operations near Arizona's Black Mountains. The award records 13 August 1868 as the action date, when he served as a private in Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 22 May 1842, Weaher was also known as Andrew J. Weaber. His military service for the award was accredited to Philadelphia. The official citation recognizes his conduct in scouting and fighting during the Indian Campaigns, using the terminology of the nineteenth-century award record.

Official Medal of Honor citation

“Bravery in scouts and against Indians.”

Weaher received his Medal of Honor on 24 July 1869. He lived for more than fifty years after the Arizona action and died in Phoenix on 27 August 1920. He was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, Phoenix. His Medal of Honor preserves the official recognition of his service with the 8th Cavalry in the Black Mountains.