Richard Longstreet Tea, SGT

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

Medal of Honor

to

TEA, RICHARD L.

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