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Horatio
Gates
Sickel

Born:

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

, 

Pennsylvania

Horatio Sickel graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Class of 1876. He retired in 1918 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry)

    Regiment:

    7th Cavalry Regiment

    Action Date:

    December 29, 1890
    Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General’s Office, General Orders No. 100 (December 17, 1891)

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry) Horatio Gates Sickel, United States Army, 7th Cavalry Regiment, was cited for gallant service in action against hostile Sioux Indians, at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, on 29 December 1890.