Kosoha

He served as an Apache scout with gallantry in the campaign.

Kosoha was an Apache scout in the service of the United States Army. His military service belonged to the campaigns conducted in Arizona Territory during the early 1870s, when the Army employed Apache scouts for their knowledge of terrain, tracking and local conditions.

During the winter campaign of 1872-73 he distinguished himself by gallantry in engagements against Apache opponents. The surviving official Medal of Honor citation is brief and recognises that campaign service rather than describing a single named action. He served as an enlisted Indian Scout, one of the Indigenous soldiers on whom the Army depended during these operations.

His Medal of Honor was issued on 12 April 1875. It recognised service rendered more than two years earlier, during a period of warfare that deeply affected Apache communities as well as the soldiers campaigning in the territory. His individual award stands alongside those made to other scouts for the same winter operations.

Kosoha is commemorated among the Army's Indigenous Medal of Honor recipients and by a memorial marker at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. His place in military remembrance rests on the named official award and his service as an Apache scout.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.

Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient record.