b. 22/02/1831 Champagne, France. d. 02/12/1910 San Antonio, Texas.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 08-10/1868 Arizona Territory.
Henry Falcott was born in Champagne, France in 1831. He emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the U.S. Army in San Francisco, California. He joined Company L of the 8th U.S. Cavalry and eventually reached the rank of first sergeant. He was part of a small cavalry force numbering 50 to 60 soldiers, primarily from Company B and Company L, who were charged with protecting settlers from Apache raiding parties in the Arizona Territory during the summer and fall of 1868. Falcott and his comrades faced the Apache in fierce fighting, often being ambushed or sniped at from hidden ravines, in a campaign lasting 90 days. The following summer, Falcott and 33 other members of his regiment received the Medal of Honor for “bravery in scouts and actions against Indians” on July 24, 1869. It was one of the largest MOH presentations at the time.
MOH CITATION:
Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.
BURIAL LOCATION: SAN ANTONIO NATIONAL CEMETERY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
SECTION F, GRAVE 918
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
