Emanuel Stance
Emanuel Stance | |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Rank | First Sergeant |
| Unit | 9th Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Indian Wars |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Emanuel Stance (died December 25 1887) 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.
At the time, Stance was serving as a Sergeant in Company F of the 9th Cavalry Regiment at Fort McKavett. On May 20, 1870, he was sent with a patrol to find the Apaches who had kidnapped Herman Lehmann and his younger brother, Willie, four days earlier. Stance and his men located the raiding party near Kickapoo Springs, about fourteen miles north of Fort McKavett, and opened fire. The Apaches abandoned their stolen horses and fled, enabling Willie Lehmann to escape during the chaos. For his bravery on this mission, Stance was cited for "[g]allantry on scout after Indians" and became the first African-American regular to receive the Medal of Honor a month later, on June 28 1870.
Stance reached the rank of First Sergeant before leaving the Army. He died in 1887 and was buried at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska.
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References
- "Emanuel Stance". Find a Grave. 2002-05-09. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
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- "Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients". Medal of Honor Citations. U.S. Army Center of Military History. 2005-04-19. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
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