Albert Sale Military person

Private Albert D. Sale (1850 – November 28, 1874) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry in the Arizona Territory during the Apache Wars. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry against a hostile band of Apache Indians, killing an Apache warrior in hand-to-hand combat and seizing his war pony, at the Santa Maria River on June 29, 1869.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1850
Birth place
Broome County New York , United States
Date of deathNovember 28, 1874
Place of death
New Mexico Territory , Fort Union National Monument
Resting place
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Indian Wars
Apache Wars
military branch
United States Army
military unit
8th Cavalry Regiment
service start1866
service end1874

Albert Sale on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/citations3.html#S