Edgar R. Aston Military person

Edgar R. Aston (1847 – April 14, 1932) was a soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars against Cochise. He was one of two men, along with Pvt. William Cubberly, who received the Medal of Honor for finding a passageway for an army column trapped in a 4,000-foot valley, and later defending his party against an Apache attack, at San Carlos, Arizona on May 30, 1868.

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Edgar R. Aston
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1847
Birth place
New Richmond Ohio , United States
Date of deathApril 14, 1932
Place of death
United States

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allegiance
United States of America
Union
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Civil War
American Indian Wars
military branch
United States Army
Union Army
military unit
8th Cavalry Regiment
service start1863
service end1893

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