Neil Bancroft (1846–1901) adalah seorang prajurit Amerika Serikat dalam Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat yang menjabat dalam Kavaleri Amerika Serikat ke-7 pada Perang Black Hills. Pada 1878, ia menjadi salah satu dari 22 prajurit yang meraih Medal of Honor dalam Pertempuran Little Bighorn.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Neil Bancroft
Lahir1846
Oswego, New York
Meninggal14 Mei 1901(1901-05-14) (umur 54–55)
Highland Falls, New York
PengabdianAmerika Serikat
Dinas/cabangAngkatan Darat Amerika Serikat
Lama dinas1873–1878
PangkatPrivat
KesatuanKavaleri AS ke-7
Perang/pertempuranPeperangan Indian
Perang Black Hills
PenghargaanMedal of Honor

Referensi

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  1. ^ Beyer, Walter F. and Oscar Frederick Keydel, ed. Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; how American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor; History of Our Recent Wars and Explorations, from Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle-field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations. Vol. 2. Detroit: Perrien-Keydel Company, 1906. (pg. 221)
  2. ^ Dustin, Fred. The Custer Tragedy: Events Leading Up To and Following the Little Big Horn Campaign of 1876. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, 1939. (pg. 231)
  3. ^ Chandler, Melbourne C. Of GarryOwen in Glory: The History of the Seventh United States Cavalry Regiment. Annandale, Virginia: The Turnpike Press, 1960. (pg. 397, 432)
  4. ^ Magnussen, Daniel O., ed. Peter Thompson's Narrative of the Little Bighorn Campaign, 1876: A Critical Analysis of an Eyewitness Account of the Custer Debacle. Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1974. (pg. 315) ISBN 0-87062-108-4
  5. ^ Brininstool, E.A. A Trooper with Custer, and Other Historic Incidents of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1975. (pg. 182) ISBN 0-8154-0500-6
  6. ^ Hammer, Kenneth M., ed. Custer in '76: Walter Camp's Notes on the Custer Fight. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1976. (pg. 113, 115, 270) ISBN 0-8425-0399-4
  7. ^ Manning, Robert, ed. Above and Beyond: A History of the Medal of Honor from the Civil War to Vietnam. Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1985. (pg. 325) ISBN 0-939526-19-0
  8. ^ O'Neal, Bill. Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1991. (pg. 31) ISBN 0-935269-07-X
  9. ^ Schoenberger, Dale T. The End of Custer: The Death of an American Military Legend. Surrey, British Columbia: Hancock House Publishers, 1995. (pg. 243) ISBN 0-88839-288-5
  10. ^ Russell, Jerry L., ed. 1876 Facts About Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn. New York: Da Capo Press, 1999. (pg. 36) ISBN 1-882810-34-1
  11. ^ Scott, Douglas D., P. Willey and Melissa A. Connor. They Died With Custer: Soldiers' Bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. (pg. 39) ISBN 0-8061-3507-7
  12. ^ Hatch, Thom. The Custer Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Life of George Armstrong Custer and the Plains Indian Wars. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2002. (pg. 242) ISBN 0-8117-0477-7
  13. ^ Yenne, Bill. Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2006. (pg. 207) ISBN 1-59416-016-3
  14. ^ Brust, James S., Brian C. Pohanka and Sandy Barnard. Where Custer Fell: Photographs of the Little Bighorn Battlefield Then and Now. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007. (pg. 196) ISBN 0-8061-3834-3
  15. ^ Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). "MOH Citation for Neil Bancroft". MOH Recipients: Indian Campaigns. HomeofHeroes.com. Diakses tanggal June 23, 2010. 
  16. ^ Army Times Publishing Company. "Military Times Hall of Valor: Neil Bancroft". Awards and Citations: Medal of Honor. MilitaryTimes.com. Diakses tanggal June 23, 2010. 

Bacaan tambahan

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  • Thompson, John H. (March 19, 1950). "Lost Hero of the Little Big Horn". Chicago Tribune.