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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Sergeant
- Service Era
- American Indian Wars
- Medals Recorded
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Richard Barrett (Medal of Honor)
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
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Biography
Cavalry gallantry at Sycamore Canyon
Richard Barrett earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry during a charge at Sycamore Canyon, Arizona, on May 23, 1872. A first sergeant in Company A, 1st U.S. Cavalry, he served in the United States Army during the Indian Campaigns. The brief official citation identifies the opposing force as Tonto Apaches.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1838, Barrett was accredited to Buffalo, New York, for the award. His Medal of Honor was presented on April 12, 1875.
Barrett died in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1898, and is buried at Soldiers Home National Cemetery there. His award documents cavalry service on the nineteenth-century frontier.
Medal of Honor citation
Conspicuous gallantry in a charge upon the Tonto Apaches.
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