OFFICIAL.
MEDALS OF HONOR. ------------------------------------------------------------
----------- Name. | Rank | Regiment. | Troop or Co.| Remarks. ------------------------------------------------------------
----------- Bell, Dennis | Pvt. | 10th Cav. | Troop H. |For gallantry Lee, Fitz | Pvt. | 10th Cav. | Troop M. |in action at Tompkins, Wm. H. | Pvt. | 10th Cav. | Troop M. |Tayabacoa, Cuba, Wanton, Geo. H. | Pvt. | 10th Cav. | Troop M. |June 30, 1898. ------------------------------------------------------------
----------- CERTIFICATES OF MERIT. ------------------------------------------------------------
----------- Name. |Rank. | Regiment. | Troop or Co.| Remarks. ------------------------------------------------------------
----------- Bates, James |Pvt. | 9th Cav. | Troop H. | Crosby, Scott |Pvt. | 24th Inf. | Comp. A. | Davis, Edward |Pvt. | 9th Cav. | Troop H. | Elliott, J. |Sergt. | 10th Cav. | Troop D. | Fasit, Benjamin |Sergt. | 10th Cav. | Troop E. | Gaither, O. |Q.M.Sergt | 10th Cav. | Troop B. | Goff, G.W. |Sergt. | 9th Cav. | Troop B. | Graham, J. |Sergt. | 10th Cav. | Troop E. | Hagen, Abram |Corp. | 24th Inf. | Comp. G. | Herbert, H.T. |Corp. | 10th Cav. | Troop E. | Houston, Adam |1st Sergt.| 10th Cav. | Troop C. | Jackson, J. |1st Sergt.| 9th Cav. | Troop C. | Jackson, Elisha |Sergt. | 9th Cav. | Troop H. | Jackson, Peter |Corp. | 24th Inf. | Comp. G. | Jefferson, C.W. |1st Sergt.| 9th Cav. | Troop B. | McCoun, P. |1st Sergt.| 10th Cav. | Troop E. | Moore, Loney |Pvt. | 24th Inf. | Comp. A. | Oden, Oscar |Musician | 10th Cav. | ........ | Payne, William |Sergt. | 10th Cav. | Troop E. | Pumphrey, Geo. W |Corp. | 9th Cav. | Troop H. | Satchell, James |Sergt. | 24th Inf. | Comp. A. | Smith, L. |Pvt. | 10th Cav. | Troop D. | Thornton, William|Corp. | 24th Inf. | Comp. G. | Walker, J. |Corp. | 10th Cav. | Troop D. | Williams, John T.|Sergt. | 24th Inf. | Comp. G. | Williams, R. |Corp. | 24th Inf. | Comp. B. | ------------------------------------------------------------
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Besides the Certificates of Merit and Medals of Honor, mentioned above, and the promotions to commissions in the volunteer services, there were some instances of promotion to non-commissioned officers’ positions of men in the ranks or junior grade for conspicuous gallantry. Notably among such were Benjamin F. Sayre, of the Twenty-fourth, promoted to Sergeant-Major for gallantry at San Juan, and Private James W. Peniston, of the Tenth Cavalry, promoted to Squadron Sergeant-Major for conspicuous bravery at Las Guasimas. Others there may be whose names are not available at this time.