Henry Newman

Covered the withdrawal of wounded comrades under Apache fire

Henry Newman was born in Hanover, Germany, about 1845. He emigrated to the United States and entered the Army at Cincinnati, Ohio. By 1872 he was first sergeant of Company F, 5th United States Cavalry, serving in the Army’s western campaigns.

On 13 July 1872, in Arizona Territory’s Whetstone Mountains, Newman and two companions covered the withdrawal of wounded comrades. Apache fighters, concealed among rocks, fired on the soldiers as the small covering party protected the evacuation. Newman’s Medal of Honor was issued on 4 December 1874 for this action.

Newman died on 13 July 1915 and was buried in Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.

Medal of Honor citation

He and two companions covered the withdrawal of wounded comrades from the fire of an Apache band well concealed among rocks.