Henry Hogan (March 8, 1840 – April 20, 1916) was a First Sergeant in the

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during the

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. He is noted as one of only nineteen individuals to receive the

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twice.

Biography

Henry Hogan was born in

County Clare County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...

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. He moved to the United States, enlisted into the United States Army, and was assigned to Company G, in the 5th United States Infantry Regiment, under the command of Colonel

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. On October 21, 1876, Hogan fought at the

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, in

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against

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warriors under the leadership of Native American Chief

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. For his actions in this engagement, he would receive his first

. Nearly one year after Cedar Creek on September 30, 1877, Hogan fought with the 5th Infantry against the

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under

Chief Joseph ''Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt'' (or ''Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it'' in Americanist orthography), popularly known as Chief Joseph, Young Joseph, or Joseph the Younger (March 3, 1840 – September 21, 1904), was a leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa ...

in the

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. In this battle, he carried out a dramatic rescue of Henry Romeyn, carrying his wounded

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off the field in the midst of heavy fire from the Nez Perce warriors. For this, he received a second Medal of Honor. Hogan lived in

Miles City, Montana Miles City ( chy, Ma'xemâhoévé'ho'eno) is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,354 at the 2020 census. History After the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, the U.S. Army created fo ...

, which was named for Hogan's commander, the Colonel of the 5th Infantry

. He died in Miles City and is buried in the Custer County Cemetery there.

Medal of Honor citations

;FIRST AWARD Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry.
Place and date: At Cedar Creek, etc., Montana, October 21, 1876 to January 8, 1877.
Entered service at: United States.
Birth: Ireland.
Date of issue: June 26, 1894. Citation:

... for bravery at Cedar Creek, Montana ...

---- ;SECOND AWARD Place and date: At Bear Paw Mountain, Montana, September 30, 1877. Citation:

... carried Lieutenant Romeyn, who was severely wounded, off the field of battle under heavy fire.

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: * * * * 1840 births 1916 deaths 19th-century Irish people Irish soldiers in the United States Army People from County Clare Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) United States Army Medal of Honor recipients People of the Great Sioux War of 1876 Irish-born Medal of Honor recipients American Indian Wars recipients of the Medal of Honor Double Recipients of the Medal of Honor {{US-army-bio-stub

Biography

Medal of Honor citations

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