Frederick Platten, 1SG

The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

PLATTEN, FREDERICK

Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Place and Date: At Sappa Creek, Kans., 23 April 1875. Birth: Ireland. Date of Issue: 16 November 1876. Sergeant, Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Place and Date: At Sappa Creek, Kans., 23 April 1875. Birth: Ireland. Date of Issue: 16 November 1876.

Citation:

With 5 other men he waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main column. This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke their resistance.