page_title: Henry R. Tilton
hierarchical_section_title: Henry R. Tilton
caption_attribution_description: This file was uploaded with Commonist. Uploaded via Files for Upload on the English Wikipedia, specifically from these requests. Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Henry R. Tilton prior to his retirement in 1893.
context_page_description: Colonel Henry Remsen Tilton was an American army surgeon in the U.S. Army who saw service in the American Civil and Indian Wars. He served as an officer with the 7th U.S. Cavalry during the Nez Perce War and was cited for gallantry at the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain, in which he rescued and protected wounded soldiers, on September 30, 1877. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions almost twenty years later.
context_section_description: Colonel Henry Remsen Tilton (February 1, 1836 – June 25, 1906) was an American army surgeon in the U.S. Army who saw service in the American Civil and Indian Wars. He served as an officer with the 7th U.S. Cavalry during the Nez Perce War and was cited for gallantry at the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain, in which he rescued and protected wounded soldiers, on September 30, 1877. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions almost twenty years later.
caption: Henry R. Tilton prior to his retirement in 1900.
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