Augustus Walley

Infobox Military Person
name=Augustus Walley
born= birth date|1856|3|10
died= death date and age|1938|4|9|1856|3|10
placeofbirth= Reistertown, Maryland
placeofdeath=
placeofburial= Saint Luke's Cemetery in Reisterstown, Maryland


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nickname=
allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank=First Sergeant
commands=
unit=9th Cavalry Regiment
battles=Indian Wars World War I
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Augustus Walley (March 10, 1856 – April 9, 1938) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

On August 16, 1881, Walley was serving as a private in Company I of the 9th Cavalry Regiment. On that day, Walley participated in an engagement in the Cuchillo Negro Mountains of New Mexico, where he was cited for " [b] ravery in action with hostile Apaches." Nine years later, on October 1, 1890, he was issued the Medal of Honor for his actions during the engagement.

Walley remained in the Army into World War I, reaching the rank of First Sergeant before leaving the service. He died at age 82 and was buried at Saint Luke's Cemetery in Reisterstown, Maryland.

Medal of Honor recipient

Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Cuchillo Negro Mountains, N. Mex., August 16, 1881. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Reistertown, Md. Date of issue: October 1, 1890.

Citation:

:Bravery in action with hostile Apaches.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

*findagrave|7102638 Retrieved on 2007-01-15

*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-19
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html
accessdate = 2007-01-15

Persondata
NAME= Walley, Augustus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= March 10, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH= Reistertown, Maryland
DATE OF DEATH= April 9, 1938
PLACE OF DEATH=