Myles Moylan was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry in leadership at the Battle of Bear Paw.
18 Facts About Myles Moylan
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Myles Moylan participated in the Washita Massacre and Wounded Knee Massacre.
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Myles Moylan worked as a shoemaker until he enlisted as a private in the US Army on June 8,1857, and was assigned to the 2nd US Dragoons.
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Myles Moylan was promoted to corporal on October 1,1858, to sergeant in October 1860, then to first sergeant on May 17,1861.
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On March 28,1863, Myles Moylan was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant in the 5th United States Cavalry.
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On October 25,1863, Lieutenant Myles Moylan was dismissed from the service for being AWOL in Washington, DC He then enlisted under the assumed name of Charles Thomas into the 4th Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Regiment on December 2,1863.
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Myles Moylan was appointed a sergeant in that regiment on December 26,1863, a first lieutenant, then a captain on December 1,1864.
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Myles Moylan was then brevetted to the rank of major on April 9,1865, and mustered out in November 1865.
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In January 1866, Myles Moylan again enlisted as a private into the United States Army, and on September 1,1866, was appointed the regimental sergeant major of the newly formed 7th United States Cavalry Regiment, then was promoted to a first lieutenant in December 1866.
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Myles Moylan participated in 1868 Washita Campaign, and was present at the Washita Massacre, in present-day Oklahoma, on November 27,1868.
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Myles Moylan was then again promoted to the rank of captain in March 1872, and the same year married Charlotte "Lottie" Calhoun on October 22,1872, at Madison, Indiana; they had no children.
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Myles Moylan was the sister of Lieutenant James Calhoun, the brother-in-law of George Custer, who was killed in the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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Myles Moylan participated in the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873, and in the Black Hills Expedition of 1874.
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Myles Moylan was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 30,1877, during the Battle of Bear Paw, Montana Territory.
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Myles Moylan was present at the Wounded Knee Massacre, in South Dakota, on December 29,1890.
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Myles Moylan was promoted to Major in April 1892, and retired in 1893.
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Myles Moylan died at his home on December 11,1909, from cancer.
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On November 27,1894, Myles Moylan was presented with the Medal of Honor, the highest award in the United States Armed Forces, for his service in the Indian War Campaigns.