Thomas Shaw person
Summary: Sergeant in the 9th U.S. Cavalry, Medal of Honor recipient in 1881 for bravery while outnumbered.
Completeness: 50/100 Grade D
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Medal of Honor— 1881
cited from Front and center: Buffalo Soldiers legacy lands Fort Stanton and Fort Union on Reconstruction Era network (2025)News article on Fort Stanton and Fort Union being added to the Department of Interior's Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Features Oliver Horn, regional manager of Lincoln and Fort Stanton historic sites, and Bill Barley, chief of interpretation at Fort Union. Covers …
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cited from Front and center: Buffalo Soldiers legacy lands Fort Stanton and Fort Union on Reconstruction Era network (2025)
News article on Fort Stanton and Fort Union being added to the Department of Interior's Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Features Oliver Horn, regional manager of Lincoln and Fort Stanton historic sites, and Bill Barley, chief of interpretation at Fort Union. Covers …
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while outnumbered 2-to-1— 1881
cited from Front and center: Buffalo Soldiers legacy lands Fort Stanton and Fort Union on Reconstruction Era network (2025)News article on Fort Stanton and Fort Union being added to the Department of Interior's Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Features Oliver Horn, regional manager of Lincoln and Fort Stanton historic sites, and Bill Barley, chief of interpretation at Fort Union. Covers …
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Front and center: Buffalo Soldiers legacy lands Fort Stanton and Fort Union on Reconstruction Era network ↗
Pipes, Richard · 2025 · other · web · details