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Powhatan
Henry
Clarke
October 9, 1862

–

July 21, 1893

Cemetery:

Calvary Cemetery

Powhatan Clarke graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1884. He drowned in 1893 at the age of 30, while trying to save the life of another soldier.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry) [then Second Lieutenant]

    Division:

    10th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    March 7, 1890
    Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General’s Office, General Orders No. 100 (December 17, 1891)

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry) [then Second Lieutenant] Powhatan Henry Clarke, United States Army, 10th Cavalry Regiment, was cited for prompt and indefatigable pursuit of a party of renegade Apache Indian murderers, and for conspicuous gallantry in the successful encounter with them on 7 March 1890, on Salt River, Arizona.

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

    Division:

    10th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    May 3, 1886
    Date of Issue: March 12, 1891

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Second Lieutenant Powhatan Henry Clarke, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 May 1886, while serving with 10th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Pinito Mountains, Sonora, Mexico. Second Lieutenant Clarke rushed forward to the rescue of a soldier who was severely wounded and lay, disabled, exposed to the enemy’s fire, and carried him to a place of safety.