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Indian Campaign Medal - Definition and Overview |
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The Indian Campaign Medal is a decoration of the United States Army which was first created in 1905. The medal was retroactively awarded to any soldier of the U.S. Army who had participated in military actions against Native American Indians between the years of 1865 to 1891.
The United States Department of the Army declared the following fourteen campaigns as credible service to the Indian Campaign Medal.
- 1865 1868: Northern California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho
- 1867 1869: Colorado, Indian Territory, and Kansas for actions against the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Commanche, and Kiowa
- 1872 -1873: Modoc War
- 1873: Arizona for actions against the Apache
- 1874 1875: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas for actions against the Cheyenne, Commanche, and Kiowa
- 1876 1877: Actions against the Northern Cheyenne and Sioux
- 1877: Nez Perce War
- 1878: Bannock War
- 1878 1879: Actions against the Northern Cheyenne
- 1879: Actions against the Sheep-Eaters, Piute, and Bannocks
- 1879 1880: Colorado for actions against the Ute
- 1885 1886: Arizona for actions against the Apache
- 1890-1891: Actions against the Sioux
- 1865 1891: Any action against hostile Indians in which U.S. troops were killed or wounded
The Indian Campaign Medal was issued as a one time decoration only and there were no devices or service stars authorized for those who had participated in multiple actions. The only attachment authorized to the medal was the silver citation star, awarded for meritorious or heroic conduct. The silver citation star was the predecessor of the Silver Star and was awarded to eleven soldiers between 1865 and 1891.
In the mid-20th century, the Army declared the Indian Campaign Medal obsolete and began an effort, under pressure, to collect and destroy original and reproduced Indian Campaign Medals. This was due large in part to the unpopular notion that the Indian Campaign Medal represented an effort to subjugate an entire culture and its people. In the modern age, the Indian Campaign Medal is one of the most difficult antique decorations to locate.
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