Claim: Edmond Butler, a lieutenant colonel that served both the U.S. Army, and the Union Army from 1861-1891, was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry against the Sioux and Cheyenne at Battle of Wolf Mountain, which occurred January 8, 1877, in southern Montana Territory.
Evidence: United States Army
Union Army 1861–1891 In 1894, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry against the Sioux and Cheyenne at Battle of Wolf Mountain. DateJanuary 8, 1877LocationTongue River Valley, Montana Territory (near present day Birney, Montana)
Result
Strategic United States victory The Tongue rises in Wyoming in the Big Horn Mountains, flows through northern Wyoming and southeastern Montana and empties into the Yellowstone River at Miles City, Montana.