John Schnitzer
Military Person
1854 – 1904
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Who was John Schnitzer?
Sergeant John P. Schnitzer was an American soldier and wagoner in the U.S. Army who served with both the 23rd U.S. Infantry and 6th U.S. Cavalry in the New Mexico Territory during the Apache Wars. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, along with First Lieutenant Wilber Wilder, for rescuing a fellow soldier under heavy fire while fighting the Apache at Horseshoe Canyon on April 23, 1882, which he received fourteen years later.
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- Born
- 1854
Kempten - Died
- Oct 26, 1904
Fort Bayard Historic District - Resting place
- Fort Bayard National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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