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A Rare Recording of US Army Corporal Leander Herron Recalling An Indian Attack in 1868
Series: A Rare Recording of... #65
Narrator: Leander T. "Lee" Herron
Unabridged: 7 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Listen & Live Audio
Published: 03/01/2024
Category: History - World
Synopsis
Leander T. "Lee" Herron (December 29, 1846 - April 5, 1937) was a Corporal in the United States Army who, on September 2, 1868, while detailed as mail courier from Fort Larned to Fort Dodge in Kansas, voluntarily went to the assistance of a party of 4 enlisted men who had been attacked by 50 Indians, and remained with them until the party was relieved. Fifty-one years after his heroic actions, Herron received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest medal for valor. In this audio recording, Herron recalls the heroic event.