Henry Hogan was a First Sergeant

First Sergeant

First sergeant is the name of a military rank used in many countries, typically a senior non-commissioned officer.-Singapore:First Sergeant is a Specialist in the Singapore Armed Forces. First Sergeants are the most senior of the junior Specialists, ranking above Second Sergeants, and below Staff...

 in the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 during the Black Hills War. He is noted as one of only nineteen individuals to receive the Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...

 twice.

Biography

Hogan was originally from County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

, Ireland

Ireland

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. He received his first citation for gallantry in action against Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull Sitting Bull Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake (in Standard Lakota Orthography), also nicknamed Slon-he or "Slow"; (c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies...

's Lakota warriors at the 1876 Battle of Cedar Creek

Battle of Cedar Creek (1876)

The Battle of Cedar Creek occurred on October 21, 1876, in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and a force of Lakota Sioux native Americans during the Great Sioux War of 1876....

, and the second one for a dramatic rescue of his lieutenant in the 1877 fight at Bear Paw Mountain. Hogan carried him off the field in the midst of heavy fire from the Indian warriors. He was a member of Company G of the 5th U.S. Infantry

5th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 5th Infantry Regiment is the third-oldest infantry regiment of the United States Army, tracing its origins to 1808...

 under Col. Nelson A. Miles

Nelson A. Miles

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Hogan is buried in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City, Montana

Miles City, Montana

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Medal of Honor citation

FIRST AWARD

Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry.

Place and date: At Cedar Creek, etc., Mont., October 1876 to January 8, 1877.

Entered service at:------.

Birth: Ireland.

Date of issue: June 26, 1894.

Citation:

Gallantry in actions.

SECOND AWARD

Place and date: At Bear Paw Mountain, Mont., September 30, 1877.

Citation:

Carried Lt. Romeyn, who was severely wounded, off the field of battle under heavy fire.

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars