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James
Defrees
Mann
KIA (Indian Campaigns)
May 15, 1854

–

January 15, 1891

Born:

Syracuse

, 

Indiana

Home:

Syracuse

, 

Indiana

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

James Mann graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Class of 1877. He was wounded during the Indian Campaigns in the action for which he was cited, and subsequently died of those wounds.

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) James Defrees Mann, United States Army, Troop K, 7th Cavalry Regiment, was cited posthumously for gallantry in action against hostile Sioux Indians, near the Catholic Mission, on White Clay Creek, South Dakota, on 29 December 1890, where he was mortally wounded.