Simpson Hornaday

Elisha Simpson Hornaday (March 24, 1851 – July 9, 1923) was a United States Army Private during the Indian Wars who received the Medal of Honor on 16 November 1876 for his actions at Sappa Creek, Kansas, 23 April 1875.

Medal of Honor citation
Citation: "With 5 other men he waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position,who were using natural bank pits to good advantage against the maincolumn . This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke the ir resistance."