Mosheim Feaster

Mosheim Feaster
Nickname(s) Frank
Born (1867-05-23)May 23, 1867
Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died March 18, 1950(1950-03-18) (aged 82)
San Bruno, California
Place of burial Golden Gate National Cemetery
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service c. 1889–1914
Rank First Lieutenant
Unit 7th U.S. Cavalry
Battles/wars

Indian Wars

Spanish–American War
Awards

Medal of Honor

Silver Star

First Lieutenant Mosheim Feaster (May 23, 1867 – March 18, 1950) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 7th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of twenty-four men awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary gallantry at the Battle of Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890. He later was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in the Spanish–American War.

Biography

Mosheim Feaster was born in Schellsburg, Pennsylvania on May 23, 1867. As a young man, he traveled to Cleveland, Ohio where he enlisted in the U.S. Army and became a member of Company E in the 7th U.S. Cavalry.[1][2] Assigned to frontier duty in the Dakota Territory, Feaster took part in campaigns against the Sioux during the late-1880s. His unit was ordered to bring in the Sioux chief Big Foot, on the morning of December 29, 1890, they surrounded his camp on the banks of Wounded Knee Creek. Although intending to place Big Foot under arrest and disarm his followers, fighting broke out resulting in what some call the Wounded Knee Massacre. Feaster was cited for "extraordinary gallantry" during the battle by advancing to an exposed position and holding it under heavy fire. He was one of twenty-four soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for his actions.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

On July 1, 1898 Feaster was awarded the Silver Star while serving as a Corporal in Company H, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment for "gallantry in advancing beyond the general line in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.[14]

After leaving the military at the rank of first lieutenant, Feaster moved to San Bruno, California where he died on March 18, 1950, at the age of 82. He was interred at the Golden Gate National Cemetery.[8][15]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Wounded Knee Creek, S. Dak., December 29, 1890. Entered service at: Schellburg, Pa. Birth: Schellburg, Pa. Date of issue: June 23, 1891.

Citation:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Mosheim Feaster, United States Army, for extraordinary gallantry on December 29, 1890, while serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). "MOH Citation for Mosheim Feaster". MOH Recipients: Indian Campaigns. HomeofHeroes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Army Times Publishing Company. "Military Times Hall of Valor: Mosheim Feaster". Awards and Citations: Medal of Honor. MilitaryTimes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ Beyer, Walter F. and Oscar Frederick Keydel, ed. Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; how American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor; History of Our Recent Wars and Explorations, from Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle-field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations. Vol. 2. Detroit: Perrien-Keydel Company, 1906. (pg. 324)
  4. ↑ Chandler, Melbourne C. Of GarryOwen in Glory: The History of the Seventh United States Cavalry Regiment. Annandale, Virginia: The Turnpike Press, 1960. (pg. 398)
  5. ↑ Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Medal of Honor recipients, 1863–1973, 93rd Cong., 1st sess. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1973. (pg. 289)
  6. ↑ Hannings, Bud. A Portrait of the Stars and Stripes. Glenside, Pennsylvania: Seniram Publishing, 1988. (pg. 396) ISBN 0-922564-00-0
  7. ↑ O'Neal, Bill. Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1991. (pg. 35) ISBN 0-935269-07-X
  8. 1 2 Holt, Dean W. American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Grounds of the United States, including Cemeteries Overseas. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1992. (pg. 182) ISBN 0-89950-666-6
  9. ↑ Gonzalez, Mario and Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. The Politics of Hallowed Ground: Wounded Knee and the Struggle for Indian Sovereignty. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1999. (pg. 392) ISBN 0-252-06669-3
  10. ↑ Wilson, D. Ray. Terror on the Plains: A Clash of Cultures. Dundee, Illinois: Crossroads Communications, 1999. ISBN 0-916445-47-X
  11. ↑ LaDuke, Winona. Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming. Cambridge, Massachusetts: South End Press, 2005. (pg. 265) ISBN 0-89608-712-3
  12. ↑ Yenne, Bill. Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2006. (pg. 292) ISBN 1-59416-016-3
  13. ↑ Nunnally, Michael L. American Indian Wars: A Chronology of Confrontations Between Native Peoples and Settlers and the United States Military, 1500s-1901. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2007. (pg. 155) ISBN 0-7864-2936-4
  14. ↑ Orders and Circulars, Adjutant General's Office, 1900 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1901), General Order No. 15 dated February 15, 1900, p. 11.
  15. ↑ Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). "Photo of Grave site of MOH Recipient Mosheim Feaster". Medal of Honor recipient Gravesites In The State of California. HomeofHeroes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

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