caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
gresham prior to his retirement in 1915 . 1876 & ndash ; 1918 -lrb- national guard -rrb- & ndash ; 1915 -lrb- army -rrb- 1915 united states army california national guard 10th cavalry regiment san diego , california 02 september 1926 lancaster county , virginia united states of america 7th cavalry regiment medal of honor place of burial indian wars 25 september 1851 san francisco national cemetery colonel john c. gresham.jpg john chowning gresham
 john chowning gresham
john chowning gresham

john chowning gresham -lrb- september 25 , 1851 -- september 2 , 1926 -rrb- was an officer in the united states army who was a recipient of the medal of honor for his actions during the indian wars .
after graduating from the military academy he accepted a commission int the united states army and saw combat in several battles during the american indian wars including the battle of canyon creek .
he was assigned to the department of dakota until 1884 when he was assigned to the virginia agricultural college as a professor of military science and tactics .
in 1887 he returned to the campaigns against the indians where he was injured and received his medal of honor for his actions during the wounded knee massacre .
after retiring in 1915 he was recalled to active duty to command the rotc and satc programs at the university of denver as a member of the california national guard until the programs were disbanded in 1918 .
he died in san diego , california in 1926 and is buried in san francisco national cemetery .
