Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Ernest
Albert
Garlington
February 20, 1853

–

October 16, 1934

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Ernest Garlington graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1876. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General. His son Creswell Garlington (USMA 1910) earned the DSC in World War I, and his grandson by the same name earned a posthumous DSC in World War II.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry)

    Division:

    7th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    December 29, 1890
    Date of Issue: September 26, 1893

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Cavalry) Ernest Albert Garlington, United States Army, for distinguished gallantry on 29 December 1890, while serving with 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.