Daniel Farren (born c. 1848 – unknown) was an Irish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry fighting the Apache Indians in the Black Mountains of Arizona from August to October 1868.
Daniel Farren | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1848 County Londonderry, Ireland |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | c. 1868–1870 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 8th U.S. Cavalry |
| Battles / wars | Indian Wars Apache Wars |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Biography
editDaniel Farren was born in County Londonderry, Ireland in about 1848. He later emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the U.S. Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2] He joined Company B of the 8th U.S. Cavalry and assigned to frontier duty in the Arizona Territory during the late-1860s. He was part of a small cavalry detachment numbering 50 or 60 soldiers, mostly from Company B and Company L, that protected settlers from Apache raiding parties during the late summer and autumn of 1868. Farren and the other troopers often fought the Apache during their patrols, most often in ambushes and sniper attacks from hidden ravines, many of whom were cited for gallantry in this period. Farren won particular distinction fighting the Apache in the Black Mountains. In one of the largest award presentations at the time, he was among the thirty-four troopers who received the Medal of Honor[3] for "bravery in scouts and actions against Indians" on July 24, 1869.[1][2][4][5][6][7]
Nothing is known from him after he deserted in October 1870.[8]
Medal of Honor citation
editRank and organization: Private, Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: Arizona, August to October 1868. Entered service at:------. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: July 24, 1869.
Citation:
Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.[9]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). "MOH Citation for Daniel Farren". MOH Recipients: Indian Campaigns. HomeofHeroes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ a b Army Times Publishing Company. "Military Times Hall of Valor: Daniel Farren". Awards and Citations: Medal of Honor. MilitaryTimes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ 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. (p. 145)
- ^ Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Medal of Honor recipients, 1863–1978, 96th Cong., 1st sess. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1979. (p. 282)
- ^ Manning, Robert, ed. Above and Beyond: A History of the Medal of Honor from the Civil War to Vietnam. Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1985. (p. 325) ISBN 0939526190
- ^ Hannings, Bud. A Portrait of the Stars and Stripes. Glenside, Pennsylvania: Seniram Publishing, 1988. (p. 396) ISBN 0922564000
- ^ Yenne, Bill. Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2006. (p. 139) ISBN 1594160163
- ^ "Lost to History » Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States". www.mohhsus.com.
- ^ "Medal of Honor recipients". Indian War Campaigns. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2009.