b. 12/11/1849 Lake County, Illinois. d. 11/06/1924 Washington DC.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 26/04/1872 Loupe Fork of the Platte River, Nebraska.
Leroy H. Vokes was born in Lake County, Illinois on November 12, 1849. He later moved to St. Louis, Missouri where he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Volkes was assigned to 3rd U.S. Cavalry and took part in a number of campaigns against the Plains Indians during the early 1870s. On April 26, 1872, Volkes was one of four men received the Medal of Honor for “gallantry in action” battling Indians at the Loupe Fork of the Platte River in Nebraska. The other recipients were Sergeant John H. Foley, Private William H. Strayer and civilian scout William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in action.
BURIAL LOCATION: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, FREDERICKSBURG, IOWA.
SECTION C, ROW 20, LOT 114.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
