Christian Steiner Military person

Private Christian Steiner (1843 – August 5, 1880) was a German-born American soldier in the U.S. Army who served as a saddler with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars in the Arizona Territory. He was one of thirty-two men awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry battling against Cochise and the Apache Indians in the Chiricahua Mountains on October 20, 1869.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1843
Birth place
Germany , Württemberg
Date of deathAugust 05, 1880
Place of death
Hot Springs Arkansas , United States

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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 start1869
service end1870

Christian Steiner on Wikipedia

External resources

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